Table 1 |
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Summary of cases of Bochdalek hernia involving colon published in literature |
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Reference No |
No of cases |
Age |
Sex |
Presentation |
Side |
Operative Findings |
Operative Procedure |
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15 |
1 |
76 y |
M |
Dyspnoea/intestinal obstruction |
Right |
Strangulation of a portion of transverse colon |
Resection-anastomosis; primary repair |
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16 |
1 |
45 y |
F |
Pain abdomen |
Right |
Volvulus of colon |
Right hemicolectomy; Primary repair |
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17 |
1 |
3 days |
M |
Respiratory distress |
Right |
Herniated small bowel, colon and liver |
Thoracoscopic patch repair |
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18 |
1 |
Young |
M |
Abdominal pain |
Left |
Incarcerated colon |
Primary repair |
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19 |
1 |
42 y |
F |
Abdominal pain, post prandial vomiting |
Left |
Sealed perforation of colon |
Combined thoracoscopic and laparoscopic repair |
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20 |
1 |
16 y |
M |
Vomiting |
Left |
Stomach, spleen, part of the small intestine and colon in left hemithorax. |
Primary repair |
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21 |
1 |
6 m |
M |
Bilious vomiting |
Left |
Herniated stomach, small intestine, part of colon and spleen |
Laparoscopic repair |
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22 |
1 |
35 y |
F |
Intestinal obstruction |
Right |
Herniated colon with concurrent appendicitis |
Appendicectomy, primary repair |
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23 |
1 |
2 y |
M |
Recurrent pulmonary infections |
Right |
Dilated colon loops and right kidney |
Thoracotomy, primary repair |
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3 |
1 |
21 y |
M |
-- |
Left |
Colonic necrosis |
Resection anastomosis; primary repair |
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5 |
1 |
46 y |
F |
Abdominal pain, vomiting |
Left |
Colonic perforation (following chest tube insertion) |
VATS combined with laparotomy; resection anastomosis with primary repair |
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24 |
1 |
25 y |
F |
-- |
Left |
Herniated stomach, transverse colon, spleen |
Laparoscopic repair |
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25 |
1 |
41 y |
F |
Abdominal pain, vomiting |
Left |
Herniated stomach, transverse colon, spleen |
Primary repair |
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26 |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Right |
-- |
-- |
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13 |
1 |
63 y |
F |
Abdominal pain, dyspnoea |
Right |
Strangulated colon; kidney |
Resection anastomosis; primary repair |
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27 |
1 |
Adult |
F |
Pain abdomen |
Left |
Gastric volvulus; colon |
Laparoscopic repair |
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28 |
1 |
9 y |
F |
Cough, vomiting, anorexia |
Right |
Colon |
Primary repair |
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29 |
2 |
Infants |
Cough, vomiting |
Right/Left |
Colon, small intestine and stomach |
Primary repair |
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30 |
1 |
49 y |
F |
Chronic cough |
Left |
Small intestine, colon |
Hand assisted thoracoscopic prolene mesh repair |
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31 |
1 |
38 y |
F |
Abdominal pain, nausea |
Left |
Incarcerated transverse colon |
Thoracotomy, primary repair |
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32 |
2 |
9 y |
F |
Abdominal pain, vomiting |
Left |
Small intestine, colon and stomach |
Thoracotomy, primary repair |
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35 y |
M |
Dyspnoea |
Left |
Small intestine, colon and stomach |
Thoracotomy, primary repair |
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33 |
1 |
53 y |
M |
Intestinal obstruction |
-- |
Obstructed colon |
Primary repair |
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4 |
1 |
1 y |
F |
Fever, left pleural effusion, vomiting |
Left |
Colonic hernia |
Primary repair |
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34 |
1 |
17 y |
F |
-- |
Left |
Stomach, colon; hemorrhage |
Primary repair |
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43 |
1 |
70 y |
M |
Dyspnoea |
Left |
Perforated colon following thoracic drain insertion |
Combined thoracotomy and laparotomy; primary repair and colostomy |
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35 |
1 |
70 y |
F |
Abdominal pain, right chest pain |
Right |
Colopleural fistula due to Strangulated colon |
Colostomy; primary repair |
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36 |
1 |
40 y |
M |
Mild nonspecific left chest pain |
Left |
Patient declined surgery |
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37 |
1 |
5 y |
M |
Asymptomatic |
Right |
Stomach, colon |
Primary repair |
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38 |
1 |
-- |
F |
Abdominal pain, vomiting |
-- |
Incarcerated colon |
Primary repair |
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39 |
1 |
5 y |
M |
Dyspnoea, abdominal pain |
Left |
Herniated colon |
Primary repair |
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Total number of cases: 32 |
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Kumar et al. World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2009 4:16 doi:10.1186/1749-7922-4-16 |
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