Congenital diaphragmatic hernia in the preterm infant.

BACKGROUND: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) remains a significant cause of death in newborns. With advances in neonatal critical care and ventilation strategies, survival in the term infant now exceeds 80% in some centers. Although prematurity is a significant risk factor for morbidity and mortality in most neonatal diseases, its associated risk with infants with CDH has been described poorly. We sought to determine the impact of prematurity on survival using data from the Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Registry (CDHR). METHODS: Prospectively collected data from live-born infants with CDH were analyzed from the CDHR from January 1995 to July 2009. Preterm infants were defined as <37 weeks estimated gestational age at birth. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis were>performed. RESULTS: During the study period, 5,069 infants with CDH were entered in the registry. Of the 5,022 infants with gestational age data, there were 3,895 term infants (77.6%) and 1,127 preterm infants (22.4%). Overall survival was 68.7%. A higher percentage of term infants were treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) (33% term vs 25.6% preterm). Preterm infants had a greater percentage of chromosomal abnormalities (4% term vs 8.1% preterm) and major cardiac anomalies (6.1% term vs 11.8% preterm). Also, a significantly higher percentage of term infants had repair of the hernia (86.3% term vs 69.4% preterm). Survival for infants that underwent repair was high in both groups (84.6% term vs 77.2% preterm). Survival decreased with decreasing gestational age (73.1% term vs 53.5% preterm). The odds ratio (OR) for death among preterm infants adjusted for patch repair, ECMO, chromosomal abnormalities, and major cardiac anomalies was OR 1.68 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.34-2.11). CONCLUSION: Although outcomes for preterm infants are clearly worse than in the term infant, more than 50% of preterm infants still survived. Preterm infants with CDH remain a high-risk group. Although ECMO may be of limited value in the extremely premature infant with CDH, most preterm infants that live to undergo repair will survive. Prematurity should not be an independent factor in the treatment strategies of infants with CDH.

Treatment evolution in high-risk congenital diaphragmatic hernia: ten years' experience with diaphragmatic agenesis.

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of newer therapies on the highest risk patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), those with agenesis of the diaphragm. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: CDH remains a significant cause of neonatal mortality. Many novel therapeutic interventions have been used in these infants. Those children with large defects or agenesis of the diaphragm have the highest mortality and morbidity. METHODS: Twenty centers from 5 countries collected data prospectively on all liveborn infants with CDH over a 10-year period. The treatment and outcomes in these patients were examined. Patients were followed until death or hospital discharge. RESULTS: A total of 1,569 patients with CDH were seen between January 1995 and December 2004 in 20 centers. A total of 218 patients (14%) had diaphragmatic agenesis and underwent repair. The overall survival for all patients was 68%, while survival was 54% in patients with agenesis. When patients with diaphragmatic agenesis from the first 2 years were compared with similar patients from the last 2 years, there was significantly less use of ECMO (75% vs. 52%) and an increased use of inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) (30% vs. 80%). There was a trend toward improved survival in patients with agenesis from 47% in the first 2 years to 59% in the last 2 years. The survivors with diaphragmatic agenesis had prolonged hospital stays compared with patients without agenesis (median, 68 vs. 30 days). For the last 2 years of the study, 36% of the patients with agenesis were discharged on tube feedings and 22% on oxygen therapy. CONCLUSIONS: There has been a change in the management of infants with CDH with less frequent use of ECMO and a greater use of iNO in high-risk patients with a potential improvement in survival. However, the mortality, hospital length of stay, and morbidity in agenesis patients remain significant.

Esophageal hiatal hernia in three exotic felines--Lynx lynx, Puma concolore, Panthera leo.

Hiatal hernia was diagnosed in three exotic felines-lynx (Lynx lynx), cougar (Puma concolore), and lion (Panthera leo). All cats had a history of anorexia. Thoracic and abdominal radiographs showed evidence of a soft tissue mass within the caudal mediastinum suggestive of a hiatal hernia in all animals. A barium esophagram was performed in one case. All animals underwent thoracic or abdominal surgery for hernia reduction. Surgical procedures included: intercostal thoracotomy with herniorrhaphy and esophagopexy (lynx and cougar), and incisional gastropexy (lion). Concurrent surgical procedures performed were gastrotomy for gastric foreign body removal and jejunostomy tube placement. Clinical signs related to the hiatal hernia disappeared after surgery and recurrence of signs was not reported for the time of follow-up.

Die Geschichte der Therapie der Hernia umbilicalis der Haustiere.

Lebenslauf.

Traité des hernies inguinales dans le cheval et autres monodactyles /

Mode of access: Internet.

Fenómeno raro de preñez, o historia de una hernia de la matriz en estado de gestacion, terminada felizmente por la operacion cesárea, con la extraccion de una niña viva ... /

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An inquiry into the process of nature in repairing injuries of the intestines: illustrating the treatment of penetrating wounds and strangulated hernia.

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A treatise on hernia. : the radical cure by the use of the buried antiseptic animal suture /

Cover title: The radical cure of hernia.

Hernia perineal canina: reconstrucción del diafragma pélvico con malla de polipropileno a través de doble abordaje

La hernia perineal es una patología que se presenta en el macho de la especie canina de forma casi exclusiva, apareciendo de forma muy esporádica en la hembra y el gato, pero no se presenta en las otras especies domésticas. Se ha descrito en la especie humana sobre todo asociada a cirugías agresivas del abdomen caudal y siempre en relación a trastornos del suelo pélvico. En el perro la hernia perineal se produce por un fallo del diafragma pélvico, en el que destaca la atrofia y a veces la total desaparición del M. elevador de ano de forma uni- o bilateral. La debilidad-ausencia-desaparición de este músculo conduce a un posicionamiento más caudal de todos los órganos contenidos en el canal pélvico, vejiga, próstata, uretra post prostática, grasa periprostática y recto. Aparece en un rango muy amplio de edades aunque su tendencia más frecuente es alrededor de los 7-8 años de edad. Las manifestaciones clínicas de la hernia varían en función de la gravedad y antigüedad del proceso; el síntoma más frecuente es el estreñimiento y la deformación (tumefacción) de la fosa isquiática, pero se han descrito también la diarrea paradójica, vómitos y hasta la anuria obstructiva. La etiología de la hernia perineal esta poco clara, aunque existen diferentes hipótesis relacionadas con fenómenos que producen estreñimiento como hipertrofia prostática, o la existencia de quistes prostáticos y/o paraprostáticos. También se ha relacionado con saculitis o con la existencia de hernias inguinales. Otras teorías han relacionado la hernia con trastornos hormonales, desequilibrios entre receptores de andrógenos/estrógenos. Recientemente se la ha relacionado con la producción de relaxina en los quistes prostáticos y por último se la ha relacionado con alteraciones neurológicas del plexo pudendo. Pero lo cierto es que los porcentajes de perros con enfermedad prostática son muy altos sobre todo a partir de los 7- 8 años de edad y la incidencia de la hernia es muy baja. Tampoco todos los animales que padecen la hernia tienen quistes prostáticos y existen muchos animales con grandes quistes que no la desarrollan. En resumen, esta afección parece ser multifactorial aunque la lesión es siempre la misma, la debilidad progresiva del diafragma y la falta de funcionalismo hace el resto. Respecto a la cirugía ofrece también dificultades, se han descrito varias técnicas y las que mejores resultados ofrecen son las basadas en la elevación del obturador interno. No obstante en ocasiones este músculo también se encuentra atrofiado y la restauración del plano anatómico no es todo lo sólida que se desearía por lo cual se añade a la elevación del obturador, la utilización de mallas de polipropileno, la sobreposición del m. glúteo caudal, del músculo semitendinoso o la fijación intrabdominal de la vejiga, colon y conductos deferentes. A pesar de todo las recidivas siguen presentándose, aunque cada vez en menor porcentaje según las técnicas desarrolladas con posterioridad.