Adult Bochadalek hernia complicated with perforated gastric ulcer: preoperative diagnosis with multiplanar CT.

This article was accepted: 19 August 2011 Corresponding Author: Faizah Mohd Zaki, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center, Jalan Yaaacob Latiff, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, 56100, Malaysia Email: [email protected] INTRODUCTION Bochadalek hernia is due to improper fusion of the posterolateral foramina of the diaphragm, which was first described by Bochdalek in 1848 . It is rare in adults and accounts for about 0.17% to 6% of all diaphragmatic hernia [1]. Small Bochdalek hernias may remain undetected until or through adulthood since they are almost always asymptomatic.