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Case Reports
. 2012;67(2):199-201.
doi: 10.6061/clinics/2012(02)20.

Laparoscopic repair of an incarcerated bochdalek hernia in an elderly man

Toygar Toydemir  1 , Hakan Akinci, Mehmet Tekinel, Erdoğan Süleyman, Bülent Acunaş, Mehmet Ali Yerdel
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Case Reports

Laparoscopic repair of an incarcerated bochdalek hernia in an elderly man

Toygar Toydemir et al. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2012.
No abstract available

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No potential conflict of interest was reported.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Axial CT scan shows 6-cm opening at the posterior segment of the diaphragm. Transvers colon and surrounding fat tissues enter thorax through the diaphragmatic defect. The entering segment of the colon is narrowed. These changes displace diaphragm, spleen and surrounding fat tissues anteriorly.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Sagittaly reformated CT scan shows dilated proximal transvers colon segment filled with oral contrast material. The entering segment of the colon is narrowed. Thoracic segment of the colon contains air. These changes displace diaphragm, spleen and surrounding fat tissues anteriorly and inferiorly.
Figure 3
Figure 3
The view of the diaphragmatic defect after the bowel segment was reduced.
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