Open AccessBochdalek hernia of adult in emergency situation
Author(s) -
Nooruldin F Shakir,
Warda Alsaad,
Saad Mahi
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of emergency medicine, trauma and acute care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1999-7094
pISSN - 1999-7086
DOI - 10.5339/jemtac.2012.8
Subject(s) - vomiting , medicine , bochdalek hernia , abdominal pain , diaphragm (acoustics) , hernia , general surgery , surgery , pediatrics , pregnancy , fetus , biology , loudspeaker , congenital diaphragmatic hernia , genetics , physics , acoustics
We report a case of Bochdalek hernia of the diaphragm in an adult who presented with acute upper abdominal pain and vomiting. We report this case because it is a rare condition, with little more than 100 cases reported in the literature [1]. Moreover, this is a condition mostly found in neonates and children, rarely carrying over into adulthood. This case details how to recognize the condition and how a lack of awareness around it carries a real and a serious potential for misdiagnosis