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Late Presentation of Congenital Bochdalek Hernia: A Case Report

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Liverpool Cardiothoracic Center, Liverpool, United Kingdom

For reprint information contact: Pankaj K Mishra, MCh Tel: 44 20 7188 7883 Fax: 44 20 7188 0073 Email: mishrapk_25{at}yahoo.com, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Thomas Hospital, Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom.

A 23-year-old man presented with a long history of dyspnea and wheezing thought to be due to asthma. Abnormal appearance of the left hemithorax was an incidental finding on a chest X-Ray. On further investigations he was found to have congenital Bochdalek hernia which was repaired surgically. All his respiratory symptoms resolved and he was able to discontinue treatment for asthma. We want to emphasise that late presentations can be misleading even to an astute clinician.