[Delayed congenital diaphragmatic hernia in children. [study of 8 cases]]

ABSTRACT

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia [CHD] is the result of a defect of the musculo-aponevrotic septui which separate the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity allowing migration of the abdominal viscera in thorE, Its global frequency is estimated at 1/300010 1/5000 living births. In the majority of cases, it appears in the fir 24 hours of life revealed by an acute respiratory distress. In 5 to 25% of cases, the CHD was lately reveale beyond 4 weeks of life to several months or sometimes several years