"Fluid" shift on chest radiography: Bochdalek hernia

"Fluid" shift on chest radiography: Bochdalek hernia.

CMAJ © 2010 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors 1 A36-year-old healthy man presented with a suspicious pleural effusion on the left side that had been found on a pre-employment chest radiograph. He denied having any respiratory symptoms, and there was no history of trauma. On examination, he had decreased breath sounds and tactile fremitus on the left side. A posteroanterior chest rad...

Bilaterally Located Bochdalek Hernia Bilateral Yerleşimli Bochdalek Hernisi

Bochdalek hernia is a type of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) that typically presents in childhood, but may rarely be detected in adults. Most cases are asymptomatic and diagnosed incidentally. Hernias are often located on the leftside,while bilateral location is rare. We present a 75-year-old man in whom bilaterally Bochdalek hernia was detected incidentally. (Tur Toraks Der 2009;11:147-50)

Late appearance of Bochdalek hernia.

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Bochdalek hernia causing pulmonary hypertension.

Bochdalek hernia in an octogenarian.

An 81-year-old chronic smoker with known chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) presented with a 2-day history of dyspnoea and dry cough in January 2012. His oxygen saturation was normal, but physical examination revealed occasional expiratory wheezing and decreased air entry over the right lower zone. The complete blood picture showed no leukocytoses. The patient was initially managed as...