Congenital diaphragmatic eventration and hernia sac compared to CDH with true defects: a retrospective cohort study

Conclusion: Patients without a true defect seem to have a more similar clinical outcome than CDH patients with a true defect, with a better survival. However, the recurrence rate and duration of oxygen supplementation at 30  days are higher than CDH patients with a true defect.What is Known:• Congenital diaphragmatic hernia with or without hernia sac and congenital diaphragmatic eventration (incomplete muscularization) are often treated similarly.• Patients with hernia sac and eventration are thought to have a relatively good outcome, but exact numbers are not described.What is New:• Congenital diaphragmatic eventration and patients with hernia sac seem to have a more similar clinical outcome than Bochdalek type CDH with a true defect.• Patients without a true defect (eventration or hernia sac) have a high recurrence rate.
Source: European Journal of Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research