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A Rare Cause of Dyspnea in Adult: a Right Bochdalek’s Hernia-containing Colon

Thoracic Surgery Unit
¹ First General Surgery Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria di Verona
² Thoracic Surgery Speciality School University of Verona, Verona, Italy

For reprint information contact: Alberto Terzi, MD, Tel: 39 01 712 728, Fax: 39 01 7164 2491, Email: alterzi{at}libero.it, Thoracic Surgery Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Santa Croce e Carle, Cuneo Via Coppino 26 12100, Cuneo, Italy.

Symptomatic cases of Bochdalek’s hernia (BH) are uncommon in adults; symptoms arise only due to complications. Most of symptomatic cases are related to a left-sided hernia. Right colon herniation in adults has never been reported. We present a case of a 70-year-old woman with right BH-containing colon. The patient was successfully treated by combined laparoscopic and thoracoscopic approach.