Thoracoscopic-assisted repair of a bochdalek hernia in an adult: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Bochdalek hernia is a congenital defect of the diaphragm that usually presents in the neonatal period with life-threatening cardiorespiratory distress. It is rare for Bochdalek hernias to remain silent until adulthood. Once a Bochdalek hernia has been diagnosed, surgical treatment is n...

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Main Authors: Tokumoto, Noriaki, Tanabe, Kazuaki, Yamamoto, Hideki, Suzuki, Takahisa, Miyata, Yoshihiro, Ohdan, Hideki
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2010
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3000846/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21083878
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-4-366
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