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Case Reports
. 2004 Feb;8(1):83-5.
doi: 10.1007/s10029-003-0166-5. Epub 2003 Sep 20.

Congenital posterolateral diaphragmatic hernia in an adult

J E Losanoff  1 , E R Sauter
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Congenital posterolateral diaphragmatic hernia in an adult

J E Losanoff et al. Hernia. 2004 Feb.

Abstract

A Bochdalek hernia (BH) occurs when abdominal contents herniate through the posterolateral segment of the diaphragm. Most BHs present with life-threatening cardiorespiratory distress in the neonatal period. Rarely, hernias that remain clinically silent until adulthood present as life-threatening surgical emergencies. Our recent experience with a life-threatening emergency due to a BH in a 29-year-old male patient prompted us to reinforce that this entity does exist in adults and should be considered in the differential of acute abdominal pain.

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