Prenatal diagnosis of congenital diaphragmatic hernia: how should the babies be delivered?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1533-1538

  Frenckner, Björn P ^a   Lally, Pam A ^b   Hintz, Susan R ^c   Lally, Kevin P ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia; Delivery; Outcome; Prenatal diagnosis; Survival

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HERNIA, DIAPHRAGMATIC; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR, INDUCED; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 34548455494     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.04.016     Document Type: Article

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