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Caecal perforation with faecal peritonitis – unusual presentation of Bochdalek hernia in an adult: a case report and review of literature

The improper fusion of the postero-lateral foramen of the diaphragm was first described by Bochdalek in 1848. The incidence of congenital diaphragmatic hernia varies from1:2000 to 1:5000 live births and Bochdalek hernias (BH) account for 75 to 85% of these. Although it is a well-known entity in neon...

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Autores principales: Kumar, Ameet, Maheshwari, Vikas, Ramakrishnan, TS, Sahu, Samaresh
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2685771/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19416547
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-7922-4-16