Sonographic diagnosis of fetal congenital diaphragm hernia / 中华超声影像学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the value of prenatal ultrasonography for diagnosing fetal congenital diaphragm hernia(CDH). Methods Sonographic imaging of 10 cases with CDH confirmed by autopsy were retrospectively analyzed,the characteristics of imaging were Summarized. Results Nine cases had CDH on the left side,and one case on the right. Nine cases showed occupying lesion in left thoracic cavity with the heart shifting to right,one showed occupying lesion in the right thoracic cavity with the heart shifting to left.Seven cases were detected stomach in left thoracic cavity,one was detected stomach in the ahdominal cavity and 2 cases were not detected stomach in splanchnocoele. All cases were observed that the heart shifted to anterior chest with left atrium separating from descending aorta and the spine. There were 7 cases with hydramnios,3 cases with other organs abnormality among them. Conclusions Prenatal ultrasonography is of great value for diagnosing fetal CDH.