CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGMATIC-HERNIA AND INTRATHORACIC INTESTINAL VOLVULUS

The main symptom of the congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is the r espiratory distress due to the pulmonary hypoplasia and the persistenc e of foetal pulmonary circulation. Sometimes the CDH appears outside o f the neonatal period with respiratory symptoms, abdominal pain and se ldon with intestinal obstruction. A case of CDH presenting with intrat horacic volvulus is reported. This case shows that tendency of delayed repair until the newborn has been recovered, require more attention b ecause the good condition of the patient can be changed not only by th e pulmonary hypoplasia and the persistence of the foetal pulmonary cir culation but also by the symptoms of the intrathoracic gut complicatio ns.