MODERN APPROACHES TO EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIAS AND ASSOCIATED ALTERATIONS IN OTHER ORGANS AND SYSTEMS OF THE BODY

Abstract

The article provides contemporary literary information on the prevalence of diaphragmatic hernias and changes in other organs and systems that occur with this condition. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia is an anatomical defect that is characterized by a defect in the diaphragm, leading to protrusion of the abdominal contents into the chest cavity and thus disrupting the normal development of the lungs. Pathology can manifest itself as a local disease or as a syndrome structure. The level of prevalence, according to world literature, can fluctuate and depends, in a certain sense, on belonging to a particular population. In underdeveloped countries, there is a slightly higher predominance of males and a lower incidence of the isolated form of the disease. Despite advances in conservative and surgical treatment, morbidity and mortality rates remain high. Newborns with this pathology, against the background of long periods of stay in the hospital, require an interdisciplinary approach to their management throughout the rehabilitation period after discharge from the hospital.