Congenital diaphragmatic hernia: An ongoing clinical challenge

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 300-304

  Downard, Cynthia D ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Diaphragmatic hernia; ECMO; Fetal surgery

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BAROTRAUMA; CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS SURGERY; HUMAN; LUNG VOLUME; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTNATAL CARE; PREDICTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; REVIEW;

FEMALE; HERNIA, DIAPHRAGMATIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 43449136470     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0b013e3282ffdc32     Document Type: Review

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