title: Right-sided Bochdalek hernia with intrathoracic kidney.
abstract: Bochdalek hernias are usually congenital and are seen with much greater frequency on the left side. Intrathoracic kidney is a very rare congenital anomaly, with only about 50 cases reported in the world literature. The incidence of intrathoracic kidney with Bochdalek hernias was reported to be less than 0.25%. A 22-month-old boy was admitted to our clinic with recurrent pulmonary infections. A chest X-ray, intravenous urogram, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance angiography revealed a right-sided Bochdalek hernia with dilated colon loops and right kidney within right hemithorax. Under a thoracotomy, a direct closure of the hernia was performed after the colon and kidney were returned to the abdomen. We report the second case, which has a diagnosis of a right Bochdalek hernia with intrathoracic kidney. Clinical correlations among this unusual combination are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ataturk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nurettin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Karaoglanoglu
authors.forename: Atila
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Turkyilmaz
authors.forename: Atilla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eroglu
authors.forename: H Ahmet
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Alici
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D002828:Choristoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D035422:Pleural Cavity; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency; D014567:Urography