The Pan African Medical Journal | |
Right sided bochdalek diaphragmatic hernia appeared as a life threatening event in an infant: a case report | |
Vasilios Lambropoulos1  Charikleia Demiri1  Vasilios Mouravas1  Ioannis Spyridakis1  Chrysostomos Kepertis1  Kleanthis Anastasiadis1  | |
[1] Department of Paediatric Surgery, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, General Hospital of “Papageorgiou”, Thessaloniki, Greece; | |
关键词: right sided bochdalek hernia; life-threatening condition; paediatric surgery; case report; | |
DOI : 10.11604/pamj.2021.38.150.28044 | |
来源: DOAJ |
【 摘 要 】
We report a case of a 5-month-old female infant who presented with a cardiorespiratory distress and shock. After thoracic computed tomography (CT) scan, a right sided Bochdalek hernia was diagnosed with massive herniation of the abdominal viscera causing also mediastinal shift. The girl underwent emergency laparotomy, which confirmed the right sided diaphragmatic hernia with herniation of small bowel and colon. After reduction of herniated contents, the defect in the diaphragm was closed. The patient had an uneventful post-operative cause. This case demonstrates that an undiagnosed Bochdalek hernia can appear with such a severe, life threatening and misleading presentation.
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