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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Jan 4.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Med. 2007;39(4):261–274. doi: 10.1080/07853890701326883

Table 1.

Birth defects associated with CDH

Lungs and pleura
Airway dilatation and alveolarization defects
Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation
Hypoplasia (primary and secondary)
Persistent pulmonary hypertension and associated vascular changes
Pleural defects
Pulmonary sequestration
Heart, pericardium, and great vessels
Arterial stenosis, tortuosity, or aneurysms
ASD, VSD, and AVC defects
Hypoplastic ventricles
Pericardial defects (including agenesis)
Gastrointestinal tract
Aplasia of liver lobes
Accessory liver lobe
Hepatic hemangioendothelioma or hamartoma
Liver cysts
Malrotation
Tracheo-esophageal fistula or esophageal atresia
GU tract
Bicornuate uterus
Cryptorchidism
Hypospadias
Male-to-female sex reversal