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Diaphragmatic hernia classification
| Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) |
| Bochdalek hernias: posterior left side of diaphragm, 85% of the cases |
| Morgagni hernia: anterior, retrosternal or parasternal defect of the diaphragm |
| Diaphragmatic eventration: anteromedial portion of the right hemidiaphragm |
| Central tendon defects |
| Acquired diaphragmatic hernia (ADH) |
| Hiatal hernia: types I–IV, sliding (90%) or paraesophageal hernias (10%) |
| Traumatic: Blunt or penetrating |
| Iatrogenic |
