Survival of Three Neonates With Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia and d-Transposition of the Great Arteries

Victoria L. Blancha, Veniamin Ratner, Gudrun Aspelund, Paul Chai, Stéphanie Levasseur, Usha Krishnan, Emile Bacha, Ganga Krishnamurthy

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Abstract

Survival is significantly compromised in infants born with congenital diaphragmatic hernia and major cardiac anomalies. Mortality is highest when congenital diaphragmatic hernia occurs in association with d-transposition of the great arteries. We present three infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia associated with d-transposition of the great arteries from a single institution. All three infants survived to discharge after surgical repair/palliation of both the diaphragmatic hernia and heart defect and are doing well at last follow-up. The clinical course and management of these three patients are described.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)239-241
Number of pages3
JournalWorld journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery
Volume8
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • arterial switch operation
  • congenital diaphragmatic hernia
  • congenital heart disease
  • d-Transposition of the great arteries

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