Intestinal occlusion secondary to Bochdalek diaphragmatic hernia.

Oclusión intestinal secundaria a hernia diafragmática de Bochdalek

Cantileno, Pablo - López Penza, Patricia

Resumen:

Bochdalek hernia, caused by a defect in the left posterolateral closure of the diaphragm, is diag-nosed in children. Diagnosis in adulthood is rare, it can manifest as an imaging finding, present with nonspecific symptoms and an acute abdomen due to intestinal obstruction that requires emergency surgical treatment.A clinical case of a patient with a picture of intestinal obstruction is presented, the image-genological analyzes confirm the diagnosis of a Bochdalek diaphragmatic hernia


La hernia de Bochdalek dada por un defecto en el cierre posterolateral izquierdo del diafragma, se diagnostica en la edad pediátrica. El diagnóstico en la edad adulta es poco frecuente, se puede mani-festar como un hallazgo imagenológico, presentarse con síntomas inespecíficos y un cuadro agudo de abdomen dado por una oclusión intestinal que requiere un tratamiento quirúrgico de urgencia.Se presenta un caso clínico de un paciente con un cuadro de oclusión intestinal, los análisis ima-genológicos confirman el diagnóstico de una hernia diafragmática de Bochdalek


Detalles Bibliográficos
2021
hernia de Bochdalek
cirugía
oclusión intestinal
Bochdalek hernia
surgery
intestinal occlusion
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Sociedad de Cirugía del Uruguay
Revista Cirugía del Uruguay
https://revista.scu.org.uy/index.php/cir_urug/article/view/4657
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Sumario:Bochdalek hernia, caused by a defect in the left posterolateral closure of the diaphragm, is diag-nosed in children. Diagnosis in adulthood is rare, it can manifest as an imaging finding, present with nonspecific symptoms and an acute abdomen due to intestinal obstruction that requires emergency surgical treatment.A clinical case of a patient with a picture of intestinal obstruction is presented, the image-genological analyzes confirm the diagnosis of a Bochdalek diaphragmatic hernia