Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
DIAPHRAGM DISEASE CHARACTERIZED BY THE LACK OF DEVELOPMENT OF ALL OR PART OF THE DIAPHRAGM, WHICH RESULTS IN AN ABNORMAL OPENING THAT ALLOWS THE STOMACH AND INTESTINES TO MOVE INTO THE CHEST CAVITY AND CROWD THE HEART AND LUNGS
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia; Morgagni's hernia; Diaphragmatic hernia, congenital; Hernia of Morgagni; Congenital hernia diaphragmatica; Congenital anomalies of abdominal wall; Diaphragmatic eventration; Morgagni hernia; Diaphragm plication
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a birth defect of the diaphragm. The most common type of CDH is a Bochdalek hernia; other types include Morgagni hernia, diaphragm eventration and central tendon defects of the diaphragm.