What exactly is a diaphragmatic hernia?

Posted by leelou03 @leelou03, Mar 16 12:12am

I guess this goes with the pulmonary. I asked my gastro doctor about it. He didn't say much. I wonder if it's a hernia like other ones. It's on the right side of my diaphragm
Has anyone experienced this? Thanks

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Mar 18 4:17pm

@leelou03, according to this article from Mayo Clinic https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/congenital-diaphragmatic-hernia/symptoms-causes/syc-20544249
"A congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a rare condition that happens in a baby before birth. It occurs early in pregnancy when a baby's diaphragm — the muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen — fails to close as it should. This leaves a hole in the diaphragm. The hole is called a hernia."

Is this something you are dealing with as an adult?

nla4625 | @nla4625 | Mar 19 9:19am

There is an amazing center at Columbia Medical Center in New York that specializes in diaphragm issues. This is from their website: https://columbiasurgery.org/conditions-and-treatments/diaphragmatic-hernias