Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões ()

Hérnia de bochdalek em adulto

  • Daniel Riccioppo C.F. de Oliveira,
  • Aldo Junqueira Rodrigues Jr.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-69912008000100010
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 35, no. 1
pp. 40 – 44

Abstract

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Bochdalek´s hernia is a congenital malformation of the posterolateral diaphragm region. It is more common on the left and more frequently seen in newborns and rare in adults, with over a few 100 reported cases. We present a case of Bochdalek´s hernia in a 49-year-old patient with long term dyspeptic symptoms. The upper endoscopy showed a gastric fundus herniation sliding into the chest through the diaphragmatic defect. The patient also presented with a rare pulmonary malformation diagnosed during surgery. It was corrected through thoracic approach with no other complications.

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