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day 6 both tubes were removed when fluid output from hospital” recurrence of CDH is 3% . The main risk factors
the pleural space and Blake drainage were < 120 cm3 for early recurrence include repair of the diaphragmaꢀc
and < 20 cm3, respecꢀvely. The paꢀent was discharged defect with syntheꢀc patch or abdominal wall patch
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one day later and was followed up at the outpaꢀent and prolonged postoperaꢀve length of stay ; the laꢃer
clinic without complicaꢀons three months aꢁer surgery. reflectstheseverityofthepaꢀent’scondiꢀoninfluenced
Congenital diaphragmaꢀc hernias are due to by nutriꢀonal status and other comorbidiꢀes.
failure of the development of the diaphragm, which
Diaphragmaꢀc hernias in adults can be
leads to displacement of the abdominal organs into the classified according to their eꢀology in congenital
thorax. There are two types of CDH: Morgagni hernia and acquired (hiatal or traumaꢀc) which are the most
(
anterior defect) and Bochdalek hernia (posterolateral common.
defect), the most common. This condiꢀon occurs in 1
Congenital diaphragmaꢀc hernia is uncommon
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out of 3000 live births , is suspected due to the presence in adults with an incidence of 0.17%, parꢀcularly on the
of respiratory distress in the first hours aꢁer birth and is leꢁ side ; the prevalence of recurrence is unknown as it
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confirmed by chest x-ray and CT scan. Adults are usually is usually asymptomaꢀc.
asymptomaꢀc and CDH is oꢁen an incidental finding in
The associaꢀon of congenital diaphragmaꢀc
imaging tests; symptoms as abdominal pain, respiratory hernia with intesꢀnal malrotaꢀon is also uncommon.
distress, palpitaꢀons, pneumonia, or gastroesophageal Intesꢀnal malrotaꢀon is caused by an aberraꢀon of
reflux may occur.
embryological development during intesꢀnal rotaꢀon
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The definite treatment consists of reducing the and fixaꢀon . In adults, as intesꢀnal malrotaꢀon
abdominal organs and performing the surgical repair of is usually asymptomaꢀc, its real incidence is not
the diaphragmaꢀc defect by means of primary closure, known, and hinders the diagnosis, which is usually
prostheꢀc patch or abdominal muscle flaps in the case made incidentally through an X-ray or during surgical
of type C or D diaphragmaꢀc defect, according to the exploraꢀon for other reasons. The Ladd procedure is the
Internaꢀonal Congenital Diaphragmaꢀc Hernia Study treatment of choice and was performed in our paꢀent.
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Group , or in case of increased intra-abdominal tension, The procedure involves detorsion of the bowel, surgical
which may compromise the thoracic funcꢀon. Surgical division of peritoneal bands, reorientaꢀon of the small
repair should be performed in paꢀents with or without bowel and large bowel, widening of the small intesꢀne’s
symptoms. Thoracotomy, laparotomy, thoracoscopy mesentery and performing an appendectomy.
and laparoscopy are valid opꢀons for treaꢀng this
The incidence of CDH recurrence is 3% with
condiꢀon; the technique is chosen depending on the a median ꢀme to recurrence of 78 days aꢁer surgical
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clinical presentaꢀon. An open approach is preferred in repair of the defect : aꢁer this period, recurrence is rare
emergency surgeries and a minimally invasive approach as in the case here described, so the actual recurrence
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is chosen in elecꢀve procedures . Laparoscopy presents in adults is not known.
lower rate of complicaꢀons (9%), absence of mortality
Bochdalek hernia repair can be performed
and short postoperaꢀve stay; however, the open through a transthoracic or transabdominal approach.
technique is preferred in difficult cases, with large The transabdominal approach may be preferred in
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hernia volume and in the presence of dense adhesions . cases of intesꢀnal obstrucꢀon or strangulaꢀon, or in
The incidence of recurrent CDH is between the presence of other abdominal condiꢀon, as in this
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and 65% ; specifically, the incidence of early or “in- case report .
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