title: [Bochdalek's hernia in an adult with stomach volvulus and extrapulmonary sequestration].
abstract: We report a case of Bochdalek's hernia with volvulus of the stomach and extrapulmonary sequestration in an adult. A 27-year-old woman presented acute respiratory failure, pain in the left side of the chest and recurrent vomiting of sudden onset. Upon examination there was pain in the left hypochondrium that was not tolerated in decubitus position. A chest film showed an "arch" at the base on the left side and an upper gastrointestinal series revealed volvulus of the stomach. After a left thoracotomy, the stomach, spleen and greater omentum were found displaced into the thoracic cavity. After the viscera were confined to the abdomen, the hernia was repaired and the pulmonary sequestration was removed. Two years later, the patient was asymptomatic and a chest film was normal.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General y Torácica, Hospital Central de la Cruz Roja Española, Madrid.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Carvajal Balaguera
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mallagray Casas
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Peña Gamarra
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gómez Maestro
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Monterde García
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tello López
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001998:Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D009852:Omentum / Q000002:abnormalities; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities; D013277:Stomach Volvulus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Hernia de Bochdalek del adulto con volvulación gástrica y secuestro extrapulmonar.