Tinnu George
Department of General Surgery, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bangalore, IndiaPublications
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Case Series
Outcomes Following Management of Congenital and Acquired Diaphragmatic Hernia in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Case Series
Author(s): Saikalyan A Guptha*, Ravikumar H, Sidduraj C Sajjan, Tinnu George, Karthik HS and Harshita R
Introduction: Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) is a congenital abnormality, frequently seen in children. With the advent of prenatal ultrasound, it is diagnosed prenatally and corrected in the pediatric age. Rarely adults present to the emergency room with congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Traumatic diaphragmatic hernia is also not unheard of and seen in a wide variety of blunt trauma injuries in road traffic accidents. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia occurs in 1 in 2,200 to 5000 live births. Early diagnosis and prompt surgical intervention results in positive outcomes. This article will provide our experience with the diaphragmatic hernia and the outcomes. Methods: From 2018 to 2021, five patients of diaphragmatic hernia were admitted to the Vydehi Hospital. Patients underwent successful surgery to treat the diaphr.. Read More»