Tracheal occlusion for fetal congenital diaphragmatic hernia: the US experience

• Autores: Eric Jelin, Hanmin Lee
• Localización: Clinics in Perinatology, ISSN 0095-5108, Vol. 36, Nº. 2, 2009 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Fetal surgery / coord. por Hanmin Lee), págs. 349-361
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is characterized by a defect in the diaphragm that permits abdominal viscera to herniate into the chest. These herniated viscera are thought to compress the growing lung and cause lung parenchymal and vascular hypoplasia. The genetic defects that cause the diaphragmatic defect may also contribute primarily to lung hypoplasia. Postnatal reduction of the herniated abdominal viscera and correction of the diaphragmatic defect are easily achievable, but the lung hypoplasia persists, often leading to persistent fetal circulation and respiratory failure. This article reviews the experimental basis of fetal therapy for CDH and the US clinical experience with tracheal occlusion.