Congenital diaphragmatic hernia presenting in the sixth decade mimicking pneumonia.
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia presentation in adults is extremely rare. Patients who present with late diaphragmatic hernias complain of a wide variety of symptoms and diagnosis can be difficult. We report a case of a 64 year old male who presented with a six month history of cough, shortness of breath and weight loss. The most common strategy to treat a Bochdalek hernia is via a thoracotomy or laparotomy or both. In our patient the repair was performed with a thoracotomy.
Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Saulat Hasnain
SH
Fatimi
Nida
N
Sajjad
Marium
M
Muzaffar
Hashim Muhammad
HM
Hanif
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome