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St. Louis Surgeon Takes on Rare and Deadly Birth Defect (Part II)

Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Medical Services, Surgery

Doctors at St. Louis Children's Hospital issued a challenge to the medical community - find a cure for a rare and deadly birth defect called congenital diaphragmatic hernia, or CDH. CDH affects 1 in 2,000 live births, and results in death for nearly half of those diagnosed.

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