A Case of Bochdalek Hernia with Gastric Volvulus.

Accession number;03A0117071
Title;A Case of Bochdalek Hernia with Gastric Volvulus.
Author; SUNAMI TAKESHI (Sembonbyoin Geka) KANEMURA MIZUYUKI (Sembonbyoin Geka) YAMADA SHINOBU (Osaka City Univ., Grad. Sch.) OHIRA MASAICHI (Osaka City Univ., Grad. Sch.) YANG T (Sembonbyoin Geka)
Journal Title;Journal of Japan Surgical Association
Journal Code:Z0103A
ISSN:1345-2843
VOL.64;NO.1;PAGE.65-69(2003)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.5, TBL.1, REF.21
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;A 51-year-old man admitted for epigastralgia and repeated vomiting was diagnosed with diaphragmatic matic hernia with gastric volvulus based on chest radiography, contrast radiography of the upper gastrointestinal tract, barium enema, and abdominal computed tomography (CT). Surgery used an abdominal approach. The stomach, left part of the transverse colon, and greater omentum were displaced into the left thoracic cavity through a defect in the posterolateral part of the left diaphragm (Bochdalek foramen). Mesenterioaxial volvulus of the stomach was also confirmed. The Bochdalek foramen was closed and the stomach was fixed to the abdominal wall. In the 2 years since surgery, the man remains well and symptom-free. (author abst.)