title: A review of congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
abstract: Background: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a simple diaphragmatic defect that is seen frequently in antenatal scans. Though the surgical repair is relatively easy in the neonate, the mortality is high due to pulmonary hypoplasia and pulmonary vascular changes.Materials and Methods: The goals of prenatal imaging are to establish the diagnosis. Assessment in a tertiary scanning center would identify prognostic factors which assist in counselling and planning antenatal management. However, the pulmonary hypoplasia associated with the CDH in moderate and severe cases makes the prognosis poor.Conclusions: Fetal intervention such as, fetal tracheal occlusion, is being trialled and may change the outcomes in the future.
authors.affiliation: Mater Centre for Maternal Fetal Medicine Mater Mothers Hospital Raymond Terrace South Brisbane Queensland Australia.
authors.forename: Jay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marlow
authors.affiliation: Mater Centre for MaternalFetal Medicine Mater MothersHospital Raymond Terrace South BrisbaneQueenslandAustralia; Department of ObstetricsGynecology School of Medicine UniversityQueensland St Lucia BrisbaneQueenslandAustralia.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thomas
keywords: FETO; congenital diaphragmatic hernia; fetal MRI; fetal intervention; ultrasound scan