Small Bowel Obstruction After Neonatal Repair of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia-Incidence and Risk-Factors Identified in a Large Longitudinal Cohort-Study

• Main Authors: Katrin B. Zahn (Author), Anna-Maria Franz (Author), Thomas Schaible (Author), Neysan Rafat (Author), Sylvia Büttner (Author), Michael Boettcher (Author), Lucas M. Wessel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ObjectiveIn patients with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), postoperative small bowel obstruction (SBO) is a life-threatening event. Literature reports an incidence of SBO of 20% and an association with patch repair and ECMO treatment. Adhesions develop due to peritoneal damage and underly va...