Preface

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) occurs in approximately 1 in approximately every 2500 live births. While uncommon, the high mortality rate and need/use of high intensity care makes the diagnosis one of the most deadly and expensive entities to treat in modern medicine. Along with the high mortality rate, there is growing recognition of significant morbidity in the survivors requiring careful long term follow up. In the ensuing decade since the last edition of Seminars in Pediatric Surgery was published on CDH, much has been learned about the disease.
Source: Seminars in Pediatric Surgery - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Source Type: research