Congenital diaphragmatic hernia has a better prognosis when associated with a hernia sac.
Hanane BouchghoulOriane MartyVirginie FouquetAnne-Gaël CordierMarie-Victoire SenatJulien SaadaMostafa MokhtariNolwenn Le SacheJelena MartinovicAlexandra BenachiPublished in: Prenatal diagnosis (2018)
The presence of a hernia sac in CDH is associated with better outcome, especially survival at 6 months. If the presence of a hernia sac is recognized as a particular entity, which carries a good prognosis, it is necessary to be able to diagnose it prenatally, especially in the era of prenatal fetal surgery.