Children There are different pathways for treatment available. The first step in treatment includes the baby's admission into the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit). The preferred path of treatment for most<unk>  is that babies who are admitted in the NICU, are placed on a mechanical ventilator to help breathing. Very rarely will the hernia be small enough that it is not noticed. It is more likely to be asymptomatic if it is on the right side of the chest. If the infant cannot be stabilized using medical treatments and mechanical ventilation, the alternate pathway involves putting the infants on a temporary heart/lung bypass machine, called ECMO, which stands for extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation. ECMO allows oxygen to be regulated into the blood and then pumps the blood throughout the entire body. Normally, this machine is used to stabilize the baby's condition. It is preferred to stabilize the infant prior to surgery, to minimize complications, if possible. The only treatment is surgery. After the baby is stable and his or her state has improved, the diaphragm can be fixed and the misplaced organs can be relocated to their correct position. That is either done via primary repair where the remaining diaphragm is stretched to cover the hole, or an abdominal muscle is split so it can be used to stretch over the hole, and the last option is with a Gore-Tex patch, which has higher risks of later infection or re-herniation. Although these are various treatments for<unk> s, it does not guarantee the baby will survive. Since the baby must go through some or all of the previous treatments, the baby's hospital stay is usually longer than that of a "normal" newborn. The average infants born with a<unk>  stay in the hospital between 23.1 and 26.8 days. An infant needing to go on ECMO will have a longer stay and likely worse outcome than one who was stabilized without ECMO. Adults If the disorder is diagnosed in an adult and they remain without symptoms no specific treatment is required. In those who are symptomatic surgery may be carried out by an open or closed approach.
Bochdalek hernia
Diaphragmatic rupture
Epigastric hernia
Hiatal hernia
Retrocolic hernia
De Garengeot's hernia
Spigelian hernia
Paraumbilical hernia