title: Late presentation of Bochdalek hernia: our experience and review of the literature.
abstract: During the last 18 years, 81 patients were diagnosed in the Department of Pediatric Surgery, Rambam Medical Center, as having congenital diaphragmatic hernia, 11 of whom (13.5%) presented after the first 24 h of life. In this retrospective study we describe our experience with late presentation (beyond 8 weeks after birth) of Bochdalek hernia in 5 of the 11 patients, and we review the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nitecki
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Bar-Maor
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D000367:Age Factors; D002423:Cause of Death; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D015996:Survival Rate