Colopleural fistula due to strangulated Bochdalek hernia in an adult.

نویسندگان

  • M Sinha
  • P Gibbons
  • S C Kennedy
  • H R Matthews
چکیده

An elderly patient presented with a right sided pneumothorax due to strangulation of part of the colon through a congenital Bochdalek hernia. Congenital posterolateral diaphragmatic hernia of Bochdalek is rare in an adult and strangulation with pneumothorax has not been reported before.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Thorax

دوره 44 9  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1989