title: Late presentation of congenital Bochdalek hernia: a case report.
abstract: A 23-year-old man presented with a long history of dyspnea and wheezing thought to be due to asthma. Abnormal appearance of the left hemithorax was an incidental finding on a chest X-Ray. On further investigations he was found to have congenital Bochdalek hernia which was repaired surgically. All his respiratory symptoms resolved and he was able to discontinue treatment for asthma. We want to emphasise that late presentations can be misleading even to an astute clinician.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Liverpool Cardiothoracic Center, Liverpool, United Kingdom. mishrapk_25@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Pankaj K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shackcloth
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Andrew
authors.forename: Richard D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Page
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted