| Literature DB >> 1501046 |
E I Hatch1, J Kendall, J Blumhagen.
Abstract
An 8-year review of neonates with left-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia who presented in severe respiratory distress at birth was retrospectively reviewed looking at stomach position, thoracic or abdominal, as a predictor of survivability. Survival was 93% with the stomach below the diaphragm compared with 29% when the stomach was thoracic in location. Stomach position may be an important early in utero predictor of high mortality in neonates with left-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernias.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1501046 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3468(05)80116-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatr Surg ISSN: 0022-3468 Impact factor: 2.545