Concurrent congenital peritoneopericardial diaphragmatic hernia and bochdalek hernia in a neonate

Springerplus. 2014 Jun 9:3:290. doi: 10.1186/2193-1801-3-290. eCollection 2014.

Authors

Jonathan F Bean¹, Chad A Kort², Jayant Radhakrishnan³

Affiliations

¹ Resident in Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL USA.
² Ex-resident in Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL USA.
³ Professor Emeritus of Surgery & Urology, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Illinois, 1502 71st Street, Darien, IL 60561 USA.

Abstract

We present the first report of a neonate with, concurrent left sided Bochdalek hernia and peritoneopericardial diaphragmatic hernia.

Keywords: Bochdalek hernia; Peritoneopericardial diaphragmatic hernia; Septum transversum.