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Right-sided Bochdalek hernia with intrathoracic kidney

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Bochdalek hernias are usually congenital and are seen with much greater frequency on the left side. Intrathoracic kidney is a very rare congenital anomaly, with only about 50 cases reported in the world literature. The incidence of intrathoracic kidney with Bochdalek hernias was reported to be less than 0.25%. A 22-month-old boy was admitted to our clinic with recurrent pulmonary infections. A chest X-ray, intravenous urogram, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance angiography revealed a right-sided Bochdalek hernia with dilated colon loops and right kidney within right hemithorax. Under a thoracotomy, a direct closure of the hernia was performed after the colon and kidney were returned to the abdomen. We report the second case, which has a diagnosis of a right Bochdalek hernia with intrathoracic kidney. Clinical correlations among this unusual combination are discussed.

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  1. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey

    Nurettin Karaoglanoglu, Atila Turkyilmaz & Atilla Eroglu

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey

    H. Ahmet Alici

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Karaoglanoglu, N., Turkyilmaz, A., Eroglu, A. et al. Right-sided Bochdalek hernia with intrathoracic kidney. Pediatr Surg Int 22, 1029–1031 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-006-1747-z

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