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Arch Surg. 2002;137:1028.

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There are 2 types of diaphragmatic hernia: Bochdalek (posterolateral), more common on the left than the right; and Morgagni, or anterior parasternal hernia.

Source: Blackbourne LH, Fleischer KJ, eds. Advanced Surgical Recall. Baltimore, Md: Williams & Wilkins; 1997:850.