title: An Adult Right-sided Bochdalek Hernia Accompanied with Hepatic Hypoplasia and Inguinal Hernia.
abstract: We herein report a very rare case of adult right-sided Bochdalek hernia accompanied with hepatic hypoplasia and inguinal hernia. A 29-year-old man was admitted with right-sided pneumothorax. A computed tomography was performed and revealed large right sided Bochdalek hernia with hepatic hypoplasia. Under thoracolaparotomy, the defect was closed with Gore-Tex soft tissue patch. After the operation, left-sided inguinal hernia was found. However, it turned out that it had been present during infancy and spontaneously resolved during adolescence. This is the first report of right-sided Bochdalek hernia with hepatic hypoplasia and inguinal hernia in an adult.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Korea.
authors.forename: Yun Kyung
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Jae Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: Kwan Chang
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Tae Hee
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Won
keywords: Bochdalek hernia; Hepatic hypoplasia; Inguinal hernia