Emergency laparoscopic repair of an obstructed Bochdalek hernia in an adult.
Bochdalek hernia can occur in adults and is a complex diagnostic problem. This article presents the case of a 27-year-old man who successfully underwent emergency laparoscoptic repair of an obstructed Bochdalek hernia with the involvement of a herniated spleen.
Akhtar
Kashif
K
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery on the North West Thames Rotation, Ealing Hospital, Southall UB1 3HW.
Qurashi
Kamran
K
Rizvi
Arshad
A
Isla
Roberto
R
D000328:Adult; D004630:Emergencies; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome