Innovations in the surgical management of congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
Surgical management of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) remains a challenge for all clinicians. While the treatment strategies for CDH have evolved from emergent surgical intervention to initial hemodynamic stabilization with delayed surgical repair, surgical innovations have remained limited in the last 20 years. Advances in surgical approaches, such as minimally invasive surgery and alternatives to diaphragmatic replacement, have focused on improvements in surgical morbidity.
Department of Pediatric Surgery, The University of Texas School of Medicine at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA. kuojen.tsao@uth.tmc.edu
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D001705:Bioprosthesis; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000601:surgery; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D018579:Patient Selection; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012371:Robotics / Q000379:methods; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013524:Surgical Flaps