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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1970;13(7):419-422. Published online July 31, 1970.

A Case of Bochdalek’s Hernia

C.K. Lee¹, T.I. Kim¹, M.N. Lee¹, K.S. Lee¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, National Medical Center

Abstract

A case of surgically corrected congenital Bochdalek's hernia is reported. A 6 days old female baby was admitted with chief complaints of dyspnea and cyanosis. The diagnosis was confirmed by physical finding o£ the audible peristaltic sounds on the left chest and radiological characteristics. The hernia was succesfully corrected by transthoracic approach. The review of literature is made briefly.

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