[Occurrence of diaphragmatic hernia in the Czech Republic 1961-1995]

During 1961-1995 the incidence of diaphragmatic hernia on the territory of the Czech Republic was investigated. From a consecutive series of 5,137,907 births during the period from 1961-1995 in the Czech Republic 1242 cases of diaphragmatic hernia were diagnosed, incl. 1233 in born children; 9 were diagnosed prenatally and the pregnancies were terminated. The mean incidence of diaphragmatic hernia in born children during the investigation period was 2.36 per 10,000 liveborn infants and when the prenatally diagnosed cases were added, the mean incidence was 2.39 per 10,000 liveborn infants.