Hernia diafragmatica de bochdalek pdf

Bochdalek herniae may mimic diaphragmatic rupture from trauma, but you would expect to find other supportive signs of chest andor abdominal trauma. They can be classified as congenital, acquired, or post traumatic. They occur posteriorly and are due to a defect in the posterior attachment of the diaphragm. En honduras hay pocos casos reportados en pediatria y ningun caso reportado en adultos. In this case the diagnosis was a bochdalek hernia, also known as a posterolateral diaphragmatic hernia or. Asymptomatic presentation of bochdaleks hernia in an adult. Leer mas sobre sintomas, diagnostico, tratamiento, complicaciones, causas y pronostico. We report one such case of bochdalek hernia, in a 35 year old male, who presented only with mild chest discomfort on left side.

Radiological investigations were suggestive of a huge left side bochdalek hernia with stomach and intestines in the left thorax. Prevalence of incidental bochdaleks hernia in a large adult population. Prevalence of incidental bochdalek s hernia in a large adult population. They occur posteriorly and are due to a defect in the posterior attachment of the diaphragm when there is a failure of pleuroperitoneal membrane closure in utero. Posterolateral bochdalek diaphragmatic hernia in adults. A bochdalek hernia is a congenital abnormality in which an opening exists in the infants diaphragm, allowing normally intraabdominal organs particularly the stomach and intestines to protrude into the thoracic cavity. Prevalence of incidental bochdalek s hernia in a large adult. Case report abstract diaphragmatic hernias are defined as a transposition of abdominal organs into the thoracic cavity through a defect in the phrenic muscle. Quando localizadas a direita, geralmente, contem figado, intestino delgado e colon e, mais raramente, vesicula biliar e rim 3. However, cases have been reported outside this age group, usually in adults with nonspecific or no symptoms 5, among the first ones we can mention.