Perforated Gastric Gangrene without Pneumothorax in an Adult Bochdalek Hernia due to Volvulus

Bochdalek hernia is the most frequent congenital diaphragmatic hernia which occurs due to a defect in the posterior attachment of the diaphragm when there is a failure of closure of the pleuroperitoneal membrane in utero. It rarely presents for the first time in adults. We report one such case of...

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Main Authors: John Mathew Manipadam, George Mathew Sebastian, Venugopal Ambady, Ramesh Hariharan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2016-04-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/7552/18032_CE(Ra1)_F(GH)_PF1(VIAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf