Congenital diaphragmatic hernia in the adult.
The onset of symptoms from a congenital posterolateral (Bochdalek Hernia) defect is rare in the adult. We are reporting a 25-year-old female with a previously asymptomatic Bochdalek hernia who presented with acute intestinal obstruction. The abnormal embryology, pathophysiology, and clinical manifestations of this condition in the adult are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D013997:Time Factors