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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1973;16(11):866-870. Published online November 30, 1973.

A Case of Congenital Right Bochdalek Hernia

Eui Kyung Kim¹, Hyun Soo Oh¹, Ji Sup Oh¹, Dong Hak Shin¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Daegu Presbyterian Hospital

Abstract

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia throgh foramen of Bochdalek is one of the surgical emergencies particularly in newborn and infant, because most of the case accompany the herniation of the intraabdominal viscera into the thoracic cavity resulting in cardiopulmonary distress. The most, common site of congenital Bochdalek hernia is the left side and very rare in right. The purpose of this paper is to present the aurthor’s recent experience in Daegu Presbyterian Hospital with a case of the congenital right Bochdalek hernia o£ which the only hernial content, was the right lobe of liver, and discussed with literature reviewing.

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