title: Laparoscopic repair of a strangulated Bochdalek hernia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons, James Connolly Memorial Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: C O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: McDonnell
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Naughton
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aziz
authors.forename: T N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Walsh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome