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Fideler F, Mustafi M, Kirschner HJ, Gerbig I, Fuchs J, Hofbeck M, Kumpf M, Kagan O, Michel J, Jost W, Neunhoeffer F. Successful on-ECLS Repair of CDH and Omphalocele in a Newborn. European J Pediatr Surg Rep 2023; 11:e15-e19. [PMID: 37051184 PMCID: PMC10085641 DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1767734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023] Open
Abstract
Both congenital diaphragmatic hernias (CDHs) and omphaloceles show relevant overall mortality rates as individual findings. The combination of the two has been described only sparsely in the literature and almost always with a fatal course. Here, we describe a term neonate with a rare high-risk constellation of left-sided CDH and a large omphalocele who was successfully treated on extracorporeal life support (ECLS). Prenatally, the patient was diagnosed with a large omphalocele and a left CDH with a lung volume of ∼27% and an observed to expected lung-to-head ratio of 30%. Due to respiratory insufficiency, an ECLS device was implanted. As weaning from ECLS was not foreseeable, the female infant underwent successful surgery on ECLS on the ninth day of life. Perioperative high-frequency oscillatory ventilation and circulatory and coagulation management under point-of-care monitoring were the main anesthesiological challenges. Over the following 3 days, ECLS weaning was successful, and the patient was extubated after another 43 days. Surgical treatment on ECLS can expand the spectrum of therapy in high-risk constellations if potential risks are minimized and there is close interdisciplinary cooperation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Frank Fideler
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital, Tübingen, Germany
- Address for correspondence Frank Fideler, MD Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital,Tübingen,Germany
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- Department of Thoracic, Heart and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Urology, University Children's Hospital, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Pulmonology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Children's Hospital, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Urology, University Children's Hospital, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Pulmonology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Children's Hospital, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Pulmonology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Children's Hospital, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Women's Health, University Women's Hospital, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Pulmonology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Children's Hospital, Tübingen, Germany
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- Cardiovascular Engineering, University Hospital, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Pulmonology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Children's Hospital, Tübingen, Germany
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Zani A, Chung WK, Deprest J, Harting MT, Jancelewicz T, Kunisaki SM, Patel N, Antounians L, Puligandla PS, Keijzer R. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Nat Rev Dis Primers 2022; 8:37. [PMID: 35650272 DOI: 10.1038/s41572-022-00362-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a rare birth defect characterized by incomplete closure of the diaphragm and herniation of fetal abdominal organs into the chest that results in pulmonary hypoplasia, postnatal pulmonary hypertension owing to vascular remodelling and cardiac dysfunction. The high mortality and morbidity rates associated with CDH are directly related to the severity of cardiopulmonary pathophysiology. Although the aetiology remains unknown, CDH has a polygenic origin in approximately one-third of cases. CDH is typically diagnosed with antenatal ultrasonography, which also aids in risk stratification, alongside fetal MRI and echocardiography. At specialized centres, prenatal management includes fetal endoscopic tracheal occlusion, which is a surgical intervention aimed at promoting lung growth in utero. Postnatal management focuses on cardiopulmonary stabilization and, in severe cases, can involve extracorporeal life support. Clinical practice guidelines continue to evolve owing to the rapidly changing landscape of therapeutic options, which include pulmonary hypertension management, ventilation strategies and surgical approaches. Survivors often have long-term, multisystem morbidities, including pulmonary dysfunction, gastroesophageal reflux, musculoskeletal deformities and neurodevelopmental impairment. Emerging research focuses on small RNA species as biomarkers of severity and regenerative medicine approaches to improve fetal lung development.
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- Augusto Zani
- Division of General and Thoracic Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. .,Developmental and Stem Cell Biology Program, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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- Department of Paediatrics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Development and Regeneration, Cluster Woman and Child and Clinical Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospitals, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Institute for Women's Health, UCL, London, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA.,The Comprehensive Center for CDH Care, Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Division of General Paediatric Surgery, Johns Hopkins Children's Center, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Neonatology, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, UK
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- Division of General and Thoracic Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Developmental and Stem Cell Biology Program, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Paediatric Surgery, Harvey E. Beardmore Division of Paediatric Surgery, Montreal Children's Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Paediatric Surgery, Paediatrics & Child Health, Physiology & Pathophysiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.,Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Incidence of surgical procedures for gastrointestinal complications after abdominal wall closure in patients with gastroschisis and omphalocele. Pediatr Surg Int 2021; 37:1531-1542. [PMID: 34435217 PMCID: PMC8520871 DOI: 10.1007/s00383-021-04977-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE This study aims to define the extent of additional surgical procedures after abdominal wall closure (AWC) in patients with gastroschisis (GS) and omphalocele (OC) with special focus on gastrointestinal related operations. METHODS A retrospective chart review was performed including all operations in GS and OC patients in the first year after AWC (2010-2019). The risk for surgery was calculated using the one-year cumulative incidence (CI). RESULTS 33 GS patients (18 simple GS, 15 complex) and 24 OC patients (12 without (= OCL), 12 OC patients with liver protrusion (= OCL +)) were eligible for analysis. 43 secondary operations (23 in GS, 20 in OC patients) occurred after a median time of 84 days (16-824) in GS and 114.5 days (12-4368) in OC. Patients with complex versus simple GS had a significantly higher risk of undergoing a secondary operation (one-year CI 64.3% vs. 24.4%; p = 0.05). 86.5% of surgical procedures in complex GS and 36.3% in OCL + were related to gastrointestinal complications. Complex GS had a significantly higher risk for GI-related surgery than simple GS. Bowel obstruction was a risk factor for surgery in complex GS (one-year CI 35.7%). CONCLUSION Complex GS and OCL + patients had the highest risk of undergoing secondary operations, especially those with gastrointestinal complications.
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