A rare cause of dyspnea in adult: a right Bochdalek's hernia-containing colon.
Symptomatic cases of Bochdalek's hernia (BH) are uncommon in adults; symptoms arise only due to complications. Most of symptomatic cases are related to a left-sided hernia. Right colon herniation in adults has never been reported. We present a case of a 70-year-old woman with right BH-containing colon. The patient was successfully treated by combined laparoscopic and thoracoscopic approach.
Terzi
Alberto
A
Thoracic Surgery Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria di Verona, Verona, Italy. alterzi@libero.it
Tedeschi
Umberto
U
Lonardoni
Alessandro
A
Furia
Simone
S
Benato
Cristiano
C
Calabrò
Francesco
F
D000368:Aged; D044684:Colon, Transverse / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome