Rare presentation of a Bochdalek hernia in adulthood with incarcerated splenic flexure of the colon mimicking diverticulitis: a report and review

ANZ J Surg. 2019 Nov;89(11):1518-1520. doi: 10.1111/ans.14945. Epub 2018 Nov 29.

Authors

Charis Q Y Tan^{1

2}, Daniel L Chan^{1

2}, Francis Chu^{1

2}, Oliver M Fisher^{1

2

3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, St George Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
² Department of Surgery, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
³ Department of Surgery, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁴ St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

PMID: 30497098
DOI: 10.1111/ans.14945

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Colonic Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Colonic Diseases / etiology*
Diagnosis, Differential
Diverticulitis, Colonic / diagnostic imaging*
Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital / complications*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Spleen