Spontaneous rupture of sac in bochdalek hernia leading to acute intestinal obstruction
Vidyanand P Deshpande1, Rajgopal J Totla1, Arjun A Pawar2
1Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Mgm Medical College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.
Abstract:
Bochdalek hernia usually presents in neonates in the form of respiratory distress. Presentation as acute intestinal obstruction is extremely rare. We report a 6-month-old male infant with spontaneous rupture of the sac in a Bochdalek hernia leading to acute gastrointestinal obstruction. Diaphragmatic hernia can rarely present as acute intestinal obstruction due to spontaneous rupture of sac.
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