Incarcerated Bochdalek hernia causing bowel obstruction in an adult male patient

Adult Bochdalek hernia with bowel incarceration.

Bochdalek hernias are rare in adults. We report 2 cases of Bochdalek hernia with bowel obstruction. The first case was a 74-year-old male patient who suffered from abdominal pain and chest tightness for 1 day. Chest radiography indicated a mass-like lesion above the left diaphragm. The pain could not be relieved by nasogastric tube decompression for 12 hours. We arranged computed tomography, wh...

Bowel obstruction secondary to incarcerated obturator hernia.

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE Obturator hernia is rare type of abdominal hernia and its diagnosis usually is made intraoperatively for bowel obstruction or computed tomography (CT) scans of the abdomen. The aim of this study was to review patient's records with respect to clinical manifestation, CT scan findings, and operative outcomes. METHODS From April 2009 to January 2015, six female patients with...

Retrocaecal Hernia Causing Small Bowel Obstruction

Internal hernias are rare causes of small bowel obstruction, and one such internal hernia is the paracecal hernia. Paracecal hernia is a rare type of internal hernia and, though congenital in origin, may occur at any age, usually with symptoms of acute intestinal obstruction.We report a case of a small bowel obstruction related to a paracecal hernia in which a preoperative diagnosis was made on...

Bochdalek hernia causing pulmonary hypertension.

Symptomatic Bochdalek Hernia in an Adult

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Bochdalek hernias are congenital diaphragmatic defects resulting from the failure of posterolateral diaphragmatic foramina to fuse in utero. Symptomatic Bochdalek hernias in adults are infrequent and may lead to gastrointestinal dysfunction or severe pulmonary disease. We describe our experience with this rare entity. METHODS A retrospective chart review was performe...