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SUBMITTER: Ayoub K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8545657 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) 20211014
Bochdalek hernia (BH), resulting from the failure of posterolateral diaphragmatic foramina to fuse, is the most common congenital diaphragmatic hernia and usually manifests in pediatric age with life-threatening complications. Here, we report the case of a 60-year-old female with a left-sided Bochdalek diaphragmatic hernia, who presented with abdominal pain and dyspnea. The patient was successfully treated by open surgery approach but the patient died due to the lung doesnt expand after atelecta ...[more]