Incarcerated right-sided diaphragmatic hernia in a patient undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Bochdalek hernia is the most common congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Its symptoms are normally diagnosed and treated during the neonatal period. Conversely, in adults it is usually asymptomatic and, as a consequence, this group is misdiagnosed. A case of a 64-year-old female patient with an uncommon...

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Published inClinical and Biomedical Research Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 48 - 50
Main Authors Navarini, Daniel, Jaskulski, Paula da Rocha, Reffatti, Diego, Madalosso, Carlos Augusto Scussel, Oliveira, André Emanuel Lunkes de, Barão, Fábio Roberto
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre ; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) 01.04.2017
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bariatric surgery
diaphragmatic hernia
gastric bypass
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Summary:Bochdalek hernia is the most common congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Its symptoms are normally diagnosed and treated during the neonatal period. Conversely, in adults it is usually asymptomatic and, as a consequence, this group is misdiagnosed. A case of a 64-year-old female patient with an uncommon incarcerated right-sided diaphragmatic hernia formed three years after a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and a significant weight loss is reported. The importance of this abnormality as a complication of the bariatric surgery should be considered. Key words: Diaphragmatic hernia; gastric bypass; bariatric surgery.
ISSN:2357-9730
0101-5575
2357-9730
DOI:10.4322/2357-9730.70330