title: Laparoscopic retroperitoneal repair of a right-sided Bochdalek hernia.
abstract: Bochdalek hernias are rare congenital diaphragmatic defects. We report a case of a 50-year-old male with chronic shortness of breath who was diagnosed with a right-sided Bochdalek hernia. This hernia was repaired using a laparoscopic retroperitoneal approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Comprehensive Hernia Center, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH, 44106-5047, USA. Michael.rosen@uhhs.com
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rosen
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ponsky
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schilz
mesh_terms: D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space