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Diaphragmatic hernia repair - congenital - Risks

Risks:

Risks for any anesthesia include:

  • Breathing problems
  • Reactions to medications

Risks for any surgery include:

  • Bleeding
  • Infection

Other possible complications specific to this surgery include:

  • Collapsed lung
  • Lung problems that continue
  • Reviewed last on: 11/2/2007
  • Deirdre O’Reilly, M.D., M.P.H., Neonatologist, Division of Newborn Medicine, Children’s Hospital Boston and Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.