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Hernia diafragmática - Treatment

Nombres alternativos

Hernia congénita del diafragma; Hernia del diafragma

Tratamiento:

Una hernia diafragmática es una emergencia que requiere cirugía, la cual se practica para colocar los órganos abdominales en la posición apropiada y reparar la abertura en el diafragma.

Ver: reparación de hernia diafragmática congénita

El bebé necesitará soporte respiratorio hasta que se recupere de la cirugía. Algunos bebés se dejan con circulación extracorpórea, lo cual le brinda a los pulmones la oportunidad de recuperarse y expandirse después de la cirugía.

Si una hernia diafragmática se diagnostica durante el embarazo (alrededor de 24 a 28 semanas), se puede considerar la posibilidad de una cirugía fetal.

Pronóstico:

El pronóstico de la cirugía depende de qué tan bien se hayan desarrollado los pulmones del bebé y también de si hay o no algún otro problema congénito. Por lo regular, las perspectivas son muy buenas para los bebés que tengan suficiente tejido pulmonar y que no tengan otros problemas.

Con los avances en los cuidados quirúrgicos y neonatales, la tasa de supervivencia ahora es superior al 80%.

Posibles complicaciones:

  • Infecciones pulmonares
  • Otros problemas congénitos

Cuándo contactar a un profesional médico:

Acuda al servicio de urgencias o llame al número local de emergencias (como el 911 en Estados Unidos). Una hernia diafragmática es una emergencia quirúrgica.

  • Reviewed last on: 6/18/2011
  • Kimberly G Lee, MD, MSc, IBCLC, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Ehrlich PF, Coran AG. Diaphragmatic hernia. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007: chap 101.

Keijzer R, Puri P. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Semin Pediatr Surg 2010 Aug; 19(3): 180-5.

Puri P, Nakazawa N. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia. In: Puri P, Hollworth M, eds. Pediatric surgery: diagnosis and management. Springer, 2009: chapter 31.

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