Hernia
Description
congenital diaphragmatic hernia: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a posterolateral defect of the diaphragm that allows passage of abdominal viscera into the thorax, leading to respiratory insufficiency and persistent pulmonary hypertension with high mortality.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | K11_HERNIA |
| Include | K11_HERING, K11_FEMHER, K11_UMBHER, K11_VENTHER, K11_DIAHER, K11_OTHABDHER |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 2 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 17076 | 5381 | 11695 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 12.88 | 7.16 | 20.37 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 50.78 | 50.87 | 50.73 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 28.0 | 25.94 | 28.95 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 2.61 | 2.66 | 2.58 |