Rocha Paiva, David and Casanova, Daniela and Martins, Helio and Cerqueira, Margarida and Formigo, Mariana and Miranda, Olinda and Cotter, Jorge (2020) A Rare Cause of Dyspnoea: Right-sided Bochdalek Hernia in an Adult. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 7 (7). pp. 1-2. ISSN ISSN: 2284-2594
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Abstract
Right-sided Bochdalek hernia (BH) is very rarely diagnosed in adults. It commonly presents with gastrointestinal symptoms (pain, abdominal distension and vomiting). Breathlessness, recurrent chest infections and other pulmonary sequelae can also be present. We report the case of a 92-year-old man with a 3-day history of dyspnoea, fever and thoracic pain and multiple episodes of vomiting. An x-ray was performed, and the diagnosis of a large BH hernia was confirmed by computed tomography of the thorax. The condition may be fatal in cases where the small bowel undergoes necrosis or perforation. An emergent laparotomy was performed, but the patient did not improve clinically and died immediately after the procedure.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Bochdalek hernia, dyspnoea |
| Subjects: | 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale) |
| Depositing User: | Marina Spanti |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Dec 2021 14:34 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Dec 2021 14:34 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/20927 |
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