The Japanese Approach to Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Previously the outcome of antenatally diagnosed congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) was thought to be poor as Adzik reported a 70 % mortality rate in 38 cases. However, recent data published by the CDH Study Group on more than 400 infants did not reveal any association between prenatal diagnosis and survival. Similarly, in Japan, over 50 % of the CDH cases are now antenatally diagnosed wit