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Laparoscopic retroperitoneal repair of a right-sided Bochdalek hernia

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Bochdalek hernias are rare congenital diaphragmatic defects. We report a case of a 50-year-old male with chronic shortness of breath who was diagnosed with a right-sided Bochdalek hernia. This hernia was repaired using a laparoscopic retroperitoneal approach.

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  1. Department of General Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Comprehensive Hernia Center, University Hospitals of Cleveland, 11100 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, 44106-5047, USA

    M. J. Rosen

  2. Department of Urology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH, USA

    L. Ponsky

  3. Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH, USA

    R. Schilz

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Rosen, M.J., Ponsky, L. & Schilz, R. Laparoscopic retroperitoneal repair of a right-sided Bochdalek hernia. Hernia 11, 185–188 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-006-0162-7

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