Bilateral congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
Bilateral congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a rare birth defect, with a poor prognosis. We describe a case of bilateral CDH discovered while repairing the right sided CDH. Diaphragmatic defect was repaired and a silo was applied on the abdominal wound to avoid abdominal compartment syndrome. The patient however died postoperatively due to severe pulmonary hypertension.
Department of Pediatric surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi 110002.
Anjan Kumar
AK
Dhua
Satish K
SK
Aggarwal
Nb
N
Mathur
Gr
G
Sethi