This Article  • References  • Full text PDF  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Citing articles on HighWire  • Citing articles on Web of Science (23)  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal  Social Bookmarking   What's this?

David N. Campbell, MD; John R. Lilly, MD

Arch Surg. 1982;117(3):341-344.

Abstract
• Congenital right posterolateral (Bochdalek's) diaphragmatic hernia usually has clinical manifestations different from those of left Bochdalek's hernia; it often masquerades as a pleural effusion, an asymptomatic intrathoracic mass, or an intestinal obstruction. The primary reason for the difference in symptoms is the presence of the liver on the right, which occludes the diaphragmatic defect and permits normal development of the ipsilateral lung. We recommend a transabdominal approach for surgical repair.

(Arch Surg 1982;117:341-344)

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication April 20, 1981.

Reprint requests to 4200 E Ninth Ave, Container No. C-310, Denver, CO 80262 (Dr Campbell).

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter     What's this?

THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES

Chest Mass in a Patient With Gastric Cancer
Bridenbaugh et al.
JAMA 1985;254:2797-2798.
ABSTRACT