Congenital diaphragmatic hernia producing symptoms in the newborn period should be dealt with as a surgical emergency. In spite of the fact that untreated diaphraglnatic hernias are not uniformly fatal, the mortality is so high during the neo-natal period in untreated patients as to place this lesion, in our opinion, in the category of congenital anomalies incompatible with life, but amenable t...

Hepatic pulmonary fusion is a rare association of rightsided congenital diaphragmatic hernia. The repair and reduction in this case depends on the extent of fusion to the lungs and the associated mediastinal structures [1]. This case has thumb and index finger syndactyly and multiple clefts in vertebrae besides hepatic pulmonary fusion which makes it unique, the first of its kind. This is a cas...

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) is a severe and life threatening condition which can occur in isolation or with associated malformations. Congenital Heart Disease may be associated in up to 40% of cases with these infants often having a poor prognosis. This chapter aims to explore the association between CDH and congenital heart disease exploring the frequency of association, echocardiogr...

Introduction Morgagni hernia is defined as the intrathoracic protrusion of abdominal viscera through a defect in the anterior diaphragm. It represents an uncommon type of diaphragmatic congenital hernia. Case presentation A 68-year-old female patient was admitted in our department due to progressive epigastric discomfort for the past four months. A preoperative diagnosis of a paraesophageal h...

Congenital right diaphragmatic hernia of Bochdalek rarely occurs in adults and usually is asymptomatic. We report a right Bochdalek hernia with chronic liver herniation and intestinal malrotation in a 55-year old woman who presented with acute intestinal occlusion. The diagnosis required definitive confirmation by CT scan. With impending strangulation, emergency surgery through a thoracoabdomin...

Pulmonary sequestration is a congenital anomaly in which aberrant, nonfunctioning lung tissue receives its entire blood supply from the systemic circulation. Early diagnosis may be difficult because the radiographic and clinical presentation may be mimicked by other lesions, such as cystic adenomatoid malformation, congenital bronchogenic cyst, pleural effusion, congenital diaphragmatic hernia,...

We present a case of male newborn presented with respiratory distress at 21 hours of life. The patient was operated for right congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). Hepatic pulmonary fusion (HPF) was found at surgery.

The authors report a rare case of 17-year-old lady with late presentation of congenital diaphragmatic hernia. She presented with vague abdominal pain and was thought to have urinary tract infection, ruptured ovarian cyst, and appendicitis by different medical teams in the first few days. She eventually underwent a diagnostic laparoscopy with no significant findings. In the early postoperative r...

Congenital Diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a condition characterized by a defect in the diaphragm leading to protrusion of abdominal contents into the thoracic cavity interfering with normal development of the lungs. The defect may range from a small aperture in the posterior muscle rim to complete absence of diaphragm. The pathophysiology of CDH is a combination of lung hypoplasia and immaturity...

In about 80-85% of CDH the hernia is on the left side, in 10-15% on the right side and in 5% bilaterally (Dott et al., 2003). Most diaphragmatic defects involve the posterior and lateral aspects of the diaphragm, such as the posterolateral or Bochdalek CDH (80-90%), often accompanied by herniation of the stomach, intestines, liver and spleen into the chest (Torfs et al., 1992). In cases of apla...