title: Hearing loss in infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia treated without extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: report of two cases.
abstract: The authors report the cases of 2 infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) treated without extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy who were discovered to have hearing loss at 1 year of age. Both boys had been diagnosed as having CDH antenatally and were treated with surgery and high-frequency oscillatory (HFO) therapy. The patterns of hearing loss were consistent with sensorineural deafness and believed to be associated with HFO therapy, prolonged mechanical ventilation, and a high pH.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Ube, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuga
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zempo
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Esato
mesh_terms: D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000209:etiology*; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000628:therapy*; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006612:High-Frequency Ventilation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans