Pan Afr Med J

. 2021 May 3;39:9. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2021.39.9.28895. eCollection 2021. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34178237/

[Understanding and guidelines for the management of antenatal diagnosis of diaphragmatic hernia: prognostic factors]

[Article in French]Imane Attar ¹, Hekmat Chaara ¹, Sofi Jayi ¹, Fatima-Zahra Fdili Alaoui ¹, Moulay Abdelilah Melhouf ¹Affiliations expand

• PMID: 34178237
• PMCID: PMC8197053
• DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2021.39.9.28895

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Abstract in English, French

We conducted a study of five patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) in the department of antenatal diagnosis over a period of two years. Our study highlights the overall benchmarks for this disease and its management as well as the news on prenatal assessment of neonatal prognosis using Lung Over Head Ratio (LHR): ultrasound versus magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the third world. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the prognosis of these new-born babies and support parents of a fetus with diaphragmatic hernia.

Keywords: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia; antenatal diagnosis; lung over head ratio; prognostic factor.

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