title: Bochdalek hernia of diaphragm in the adult. Diagnosis by computed tomography.
abstract: Two cases of asymptomatic Bochdalek hernia in adults with identical roentgenographic findings are reported. Computed tomography (CT) in each case revealed a round mass with a low attenuation coefficient identical to that of adipose tissue, abutting the thoracic surface of the diaphragm and connecting with the subdiaphragmatic density through a diaphragmatic defect. A case of diaphragmatic lipoma was also presented for demonstration of the CT differentiation between lipoma and hernia of the diaphragm. The CT findings for a Bochdalek hernia are characteristic enough for making a definite diagnosis and render other diagnostic modalities unnecessary.
authors: Department of Radiology, University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham 35233.
authors: M S
authors: MS
authors: Shin
authors: S A
authors: SA
authors: Mulligan
authors: W A
authors: WA
authors: Baxley
authors: K J
authors: KJ
authors: Ho
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014056:Tomography, X-Ray