title: [Positional hypoxaemia complicating a Bochdalek hernia in an adult].
abstract: Bochdalek hernias are the result of a congenital defect of the postero-lateral part of the diaphragm, usually discovered in the neonatal period. The diagnosis is rare in adult life and usually follows an acute gastro-intestinal complication. We report the case of a 63 year old man presenting with positional hypoxaemia that could have been related to a left sided Bochdalek hernia.
authors.affiliation: Service de pneumologie et d'oncologie thoracique, CHU, St-Etienne, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bois
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Court-Fortune
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Vergnon
mesh_terms: D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011187:Posture