Patient's question:
The child is only a few months old. When I watched the child, I noticed they were having difficulty breathing, and they coughed occasionally. I took them to the hospital for a check-up, and the doctor said they had congenital diaphragmatic hernia. The child is so young and has to endure such suffering. What should I do? Will this condition have any impact on the child in the future? Are there any treatment methods available for the child's condition right now?Doctor's answer:
It is a congenital defect of abdominal wall development, with a full-thickness defect of the abdominal wall at the navel, and visceral self-mutilation. This is a rare defect in abdominal wall development. It may occur during the formation of the abdominal wall when one side of the fold is incomplete, with only the apex of the apex and the umbilical cord ring formed on the opposite side, leaving a defect behind the umbilical cord. Surgical repair is the only means to save and treat this disease. Children who receive treatment after surgery should be placed in a constant-temperature incubator with a humidity of 100%. When oxygen is administered, the condition stabilizes, and generally only an increase in the concentration of oxygen in the inhaled air is required. Sitting half-seated to reduce pressure on the abdominal organ diaphragm. 4 Seal the drainage tube of the affected side's chest with water.