The vast majority of congenital diaphragmatic cases present with severe respiratory distress in the immediate neonatal period. Obstructive jaundice secondary to CDH is a rare presenting symptom, previously unreported with Morgagni type hernias which comprise 2% of all CDHs. Although the safety of minimally invasive repair for CDH has been shown previously, there has been little data on its safety for patients with complex congenital cardiac disease.
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