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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jul 27, 2013; 5(7): 222-223
Published online Jul 27, 2013. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v5.i7.222
Published online Jul 27, 2013. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v5.i7.222
An 81-year-old gentleman with symptomatic Bochdalek hernia
Mohammed Zak Rajput, Piero Marco Fisichella, Swallowing Center, Department of Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153, United States
Author contributions: Rajput MZ contributed to drafting maniscript; Fisichella PM contributed to critical review.
Correspondence to: Piero Marco Fisichella, MD, FACS, Swallowing Center, Department of Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, South 1st Ave, Maywood, IL 60153, United States. pfisichella@lumc.edu
Telephone: +1-708-3272820 Fax: +1-708-3273492
Received: April 9, 2013
Revised: May 9, 2013
Accepted: June 5, 2013
Published online: July 27, 2013
Revised: May 9, 2013
Accepted: June 5, 2013
Published online: July 27, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: Bochdalek hernias are seldom encountered in elderly patients. Hence, our goal is to briefly shed light on this less common hernia of the diaphragm and highlight its diagnosis and current treatment options, which are very different from that of a paraesophageal hernia, a common misdiagnosis.