Table 1 Diaphragmatic hernia classification
From: Management of complicated diaphragmatic hernia in the acute setting: a WSES position paper
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 |