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We herein report the case of a 63-year-old woman with a right-sided Bochdalek hernia. She was admitted to our hospital as an emergency patient with dyspnea and abdominal pain. A blood gas analysis showed hypoxia. A chest X-ray and computed tomography revealed a remarkable right diaphragm elevation caused by a herniation of the colon and right kidney. Under a thoracolaparotomy, a herniation of the strangulated colon and right kidney was recognized in the site of the foramen of Bochdalek, and a direct closure of the hernia opening was thus performed after repairing the location of the colon and right kidney. A right-sided Bochdalek hernia in adults is a rare clinical entity and there have been fewer than ten such cases so far reported in the world literature. This case highlights the need for a prompt diagnosis and appropriate surgical intervention.
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Received: January 17, 2000 / Accepted: March 5, 2002
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Kanazawa, A., Yoshioka, Y., Inoi, O. et al. Acute Respiratory Failure Caused by an Incarcerated Right-Sided Adult Bochdalek Hernia: Report of a Case. Surg Today 32, 812–815 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s005950200156
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s005950200156