[Prognosis of diaphragmatic hernia through Bochdalek's foramen during the neonatal period (author's transl)].

The authors analyse 46 cases of congenital diaphragmatic hernia through Bochdalek's foramen, discovered during the neonatal period. An autopsy study showed the various causes of postoperative mortality, and the authors studied pre, per and postoperative prognosis. A search for the causes and mechanisms of the complications suggested measures liable to improve survival. The authors tried from this data to determine the best management of this malformation.