Unilateral agenesis of the diaphragm.
During a period of 4 1/2 years, 37 infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia were treated. The overall survival rate was 68%. Survival depended more on cardiopulmonary function than the size of the diaphragmatic defect. There was little evidence that infants with agenesis of the diaphragm formed a special group with a poor prognosis, and four of the ten patients with unilateral agenesis survived. A Dacron prosthesis is recommended as a substitute for the missing diaphragm.
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Department of Surgery, Hospitals for Sick Children, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, London, England.
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D003964:Diaphragm / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000601:surgery; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011446:Prospective Studies; D019736:Prostheses and Implants