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Thoracoscopic and laparoscopic repair of complicated Bochdalek hernia in adult

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Bochdalek’s hernia is a congenital defect of the diaphragm that occurs predominantly in children. Perforation or necrosis of the involved organ is a feared complication and surgical repair constitutes the gold standard of treatment. We present a case of a 42-year-old female patient who presented with a 3-month history of left-upper-quadrant abdominal pain, nausea, tachycardia, and early postprandial vomit. Physical exploration was remarkable for audible peristalsis in the left hemithorax. Total white blood count was elevated and chest X-rays showed images of intestines in the left hemithorax. Tomography with double contrast reported left colon herniated to thorax. Left thoracoscopy was practised, finding a Bochdalek’s hernia with presence of herniated descendent colon with a necrotic area, which was perforated and sealed. The herniated content was returned back in place, the diaphragmatic defect was corrected, and colostomy by laparoscopy was simultaneously performed. Her postoperative recovery was uneventful and she was discharged from the hospital. Combined thoracoscopy and laparoscopic surgery is effective in complicated cases of Bochdalek’s hernia in adults, lessening surgical trauma and postsurgical morbidity.

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  1. Hospital Central Ignacio Morones Prieto, San Luís Potosí, SLP, México

    D. Esmer, J. Álvarez-Tostado, A. Alfaro, R. Carmona & M. Salas

  2. Hospital Central Ignacio Morones Prieto, Antonio Aguilar 230 A5, Col. Burócratas, 78200, San Luis Potosi, SLP, Mexico

    D. Esmer

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Esmer, D., Álvarez-Tostado, J., Alfaro, A. et al. Thoracoscopic and laparoscopic repair of complicated Bochdalek hernia in adult. Hernia 12, 307–309 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-007-0293-5

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