Non-traumatic Bochdalek's Diaphragmatic Hernia in an Adult

Abstract

Diaphragmatic hernias are rare in adults and those discovered in children are generally congenital. It is diagnosed by radiography of the chest in an asymptomatic person or in a person with respiratory and/or gastrointestinal symptoms. We report a rare case of adult onset Bochdalek's hernia where the patient visited our hospital with upper abdominal pain and severe vomiting. Diagnosis was established by plain chest radiography and abdominal computed tomography. A dorsolateral defect on left side of diaphragm was corrected using a prolene mesh via an abdominal approach.