Laparoscopic repair of a strangulated Bochdalek hernia.
BACKGROUND
Bochdalek herniae are rare. They are usually repaired by open abdominal surgery or by a thoracic video-assisted approach. When strangulated and in a compromised patient the options are fewer.


OBJECTIVE
To describe a case treated by a laparoscopic approach.


RESULTS
The procedure was technically difficult, but the patient recovered without recurrence.


CONCLUSIONS
Laparoscopic repair is possible even with strangulation.
McDonnell
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Department of Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons, James Connolly Memorial Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Naughton
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Aziz
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Walsh
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D000368:Aged; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome