TITLE:
Fatal Outcome in a Right Bochdalek Hernia with Renal Ectopia Diagnosed in Adulthood
AUTHORS:
Israel Salgado Adame, Alberto Manuel González Chávez, Brisa del Mar Leslie Villanueva Bardales, Luis Roberto Jiménez Hernández
KEYWORDS:
Bochdalek, Renal Ectopia, Congenital Hernia, Diaphragm, Intrathoracic Kid-ney
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery,
Vol.11 No.4,
October
13,
2021
ABSTRACT: Diaphragmatic hernias may be acquired or congenital. Among congenital hernias, the most common is Bochdalek hernia and eight out of ten Bochdalek
hernias occur on the left side. They are usually diagnosed in the paediatric
age group, and it is exceedingly rare for the diagnosis to be established in
adulthood. Renal ectopy associated with a Bochdalek hernia is extremely rare,
and very few cases are reported worldwide.
We are reporting a case of a 73-year-old male patient with a right-sided Bochdalek hernia and renal ectopy. In this case, promp diagnosis and treatment could
help to reduce the high risk of death in this kind of patients.