Your patient is somewhat unusual in 2 respects -- she is female and an adult. Here is some information that may help you in providing guidance about Bochdalek's hernia to your patient. In 1848, ...

DEAR DR. ROACH:I was diagnosed with a Bochdalek hernia following a lung CT scan I had for a separate problem. I had had some pretty serious pain a few months earlier, and went to the doctor, but ...

Bochdalek hernia represents the most common form of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), arising from a posterolateral defect in the diaphragm due to incomplete embryological formation. Although ...

A 52-year-old man from Melapalai village in Kanyakumari district, Sudharshan, was operated upon for Bochdalek hernia, a rare deformity of diaphragmatic hernia with herniation of intestines into ...

A 36-year-old healthy man presented with a suspicious pleural effusion on the left side that had been found on a pre-employment chest radiograph. He denied having any respiratory symptoms, and there ...

The remains of the middle-aged man were found in January 2013 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0099779.g001 An autopsy of a 17th century Korean mummy has revealed that the ...

Hernias typically result from muscle weakness and strain. Depending on the severity, doctors may suggest watchful waiting or surgery to repair the hernia. A hernia occurs when an organ pushes through ...

You get a hernia when an organ or fatty tissue squeezes through a weak spot in a surrounding muscle or connective tissue called fascia. Hernias often happen where the belly wall is weaker, such as in ...