[Complicated right Bochdalek hernia]

Medicina (B Aires). 2024;84(5):987-991.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

The clinical case of a 53-year-old woman diagnosed with a right Bochdalek hernia complicated by intestinal obstruction is presented. This type of diaphragmatic hernia is rare, especially those located on the right side, but is the most common non-hiatal hernia. Her diagnosis focused on the computed tomography of the chest and abdomen and the repair was performed using a laparoscopic approach. A primary closure was carried out associated with the placement of polypropylene mesh. Her evolution was favorable, with no complications associated with the procedure.

Se presenta el caso clínico de una mujer de 53 años diagnosticada con una hernia de Bochdalek derecha complicada con oclusión intestinal. Este tipo de hernias diafragmáticas son raras, especialmente las localizadas en lado derecho, pero constituyen aquellas no hiatales más frecuentes. El diagnóstico se centró en la tomografía computarizada de tórax y abdomen, y la reparación se realizó mediante una malla de polipropileno. La evolución fue favorable, sin complicaciones asociadas al procedimiento.

Keywords: Bochdalek hernia; diaphragmatic hernia; laparoscopy; polypropylene mesh.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Hernia, Diaphragmatic / complications
  • Hernia, Diaphragmatic / diagnostic imaging
  • Hernia, Diaphragmatic / surgery
  • Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital* / complications
  • Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital* / diagnostic imaging
  • Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Obstruction* / diagnostic imaging
  • Intestinal Obstruction* / etiology
  • Intestinal Obstruction* / surgery
  • Laparoscopy
  • Middle Aged
  • Surgical Mesh
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*