Pulmonary hypoplasia: alternative pathogenesis and antenatal therapy in diaphragmatic hernia

Editor—We wish to comment on some aspects of the important problem raised by Porter et al ,1 relating to congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). Pulmonary hypoplasia in CDH may not be attributable to the diaphragmatic defect …

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