title: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for adult Bochdalek hernia: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Bochdalek hernia is a type of congenital diaphragmatic hernia that typically presents in childhood, while this diseases is extremely rare in adults.
  
  
  METHODS
  We review a case of a 63-year-old man with a left-sided Bochdalek hernia who was experiencing occasional pain at the left side of his chest for 8 months. The diagnosis of Bochdalek hernia was made by chest computed tomography. A part of the retroperitoneal adipose tissue was herniated into the left thoracic cavity through the diaphragmatic defect. The hernia was treated via video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and he made an uneventful recovery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We report a rare case of a left-sided Bochdalek hernia for which our patient was treated successfully via video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. Even though rare, this disorder should be recognised, examined and treated appropriately to avoid complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Zunyi, Fenghuang Road, Zunyi, Guizhou Province, 563000, People's Republic of China. doctorshenyg@163.com.
authors.forename: Yu-Guang
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Dalian Road, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical College, Zunyi, Guizhou Province, 563003, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Na-Na
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Jiao
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical College, Dalian Road, Zunyi, Guizhou Province, 563003, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical College, Dalian Road, Zunyi, Guizhou Province, 563003, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Quan
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical College, Dalian Road, Zunyi, Guizhou Province, 563003, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Qing-Yong
authors.initials: QY
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical College, Dalian Road, Zunyi, Guizhou Province, 563003, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical College, Dalian Road, Zunyi, Guizhou Province, 563003, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Gui-You
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Liang
mesh_terms: D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Bochdalek hernia; Case report; Congenital diaphragmatic hernia; Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery