%0 Journal Article %T Laparoscopic surgery for a Bochdalek hernia triggered by pregnancy in an adult woman: A case report. %A Matsudera S %A Nakajima M %A Takahashi M %A Muroi H %A Kikuchi M %A Shida Y %A Ihara K %A Yamaguchi S %A Sasaki K %A Tsuchioka T %A Kato H %J Int J Surg Case Rep %V 48 %N 0 %D 2018 %M 29763850 暂无%R 10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.04.028 %X BACKGROUND: A Bochdalek hernia (BH) is a type of congenital diaphragmatic hernia. We herein describe an adult woman with a BH triggered by pregnancy and treated by laparoscopic surgery.
METHODS: A 26-year-old woman was referred to our hospital because of abdominal pain and dyspnea resulting from a left diaphragmatic hernia. She was diagnosed with a BH and underwent laparoscopic surgery. Her postoperative progress was satisfactory, and no recurrence was found at follow-up approximately 1 year later.
CONCLUSIONS: A recently published study reviewing detailed cases of laparoscopic and/or thoracoscopic repair of adult BH from 1999 to 2016 identified 30 cases. A laparoscopic approach for treatment of BH has recently attracted increasing interest.
CONCLUSIONS: Laparoscopic surgery can be safely performed on adults with BH without complications.