초음파로 산전진단된 선천성 횡경막탈장증 1례

Abstract

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia occurs about one in every 2,000 to 3,000 new born infant and is a condition in which the abdominal contents protrude into the thoracic cavity through a congenital defects in the diaphragm. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia is divided into three types; the first is herniation through the foramen of Bochdalek and the second is herniation through the foramen of Morgagni and the other is eventration of diaphragm. Herniation through the foramen of Bochdalek is the most common type of congenital diphragmatic hernia and requires emergency operation in the affected newborn infants. Infants born with congenital diaphragmatic hernia have a high mortality which is essentially due to the associated lung hypoplasia and other major combined anomalies. However, there have been several innovations, both in the surgical approach and in techniques of neonatal intensive care, which have improved the outlook for some of these critically ill infants. We experienced one case of herniation through the foramen of Bochdalek and presented this case.