The Cause of Unexpected Acute Abdomen and Intra-Abdominal Hemorrhage in 24-Week Pregnant Woman: Bochdalek Hernia

Bochdalek hernia (BH) is the most common type of congenital diaphragm hernia and is rarely seen in adults. In adult patients, BH often remains asymptomatic or presents with nondiagnostic symptoms and may lead to complications, though rarely. The necrosis and perforations occurring in the hernia may...

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Main Authors: Yavuz Savas Koca, Ibrahim Barut, İhsan Yildiz, Rasih Yazkan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6591714
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description Bochdalek hernia (BH) is the most common type of congenital diaphragm hernia and is rarely seen in adults. In adult patients, BH often remains asymptomatic or presents with nondiagnostic symptoms and may lead to complications, though rarely. The necrosis and perforations occurring in the hernia may lead to mortality. In this report, we present a 34-year-old pregnant woman at 24 gestational weeks who presented with Bochdalek hernia causing gastric volvulus associated with perforation and intra-abdominal hemorrhage associated with splenic rupture.
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spelling doaj-art-7a773bb3b00e47e191edecd6d729eb9d2025-02-03T01:23:51ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192016-01-01201610.1155/2016/65917146591714The Cause of Unexpected Acute Abdomen and Intra-Abdominal Hemorrhage in 24-Week Pregnant Woman: Bochdalek HerniaYavuz Savas Koca0Ibrahim Barut1İhsan Yildiz2Rasih Yazkan3Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, TurkeyDepartment of General Surgery, School of Medicine, HPB Surgery Unit, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, TurkeyDepartment of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, TurkeyDepartment of Thorax Surgery, School of Medicine, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, TurkeyBochdalek hernia (BH) is the most common type of congenital diaphragm hernia and is rarely seen in adults. In adult patients, BH often remains asymptomatic or presents with nondiagnostic symptoms and may lead to complications, though rarely. The necrosis and perforations occurring in the hernia may lead to mortality. In this report, we present a 34-year-old pregnant woman at 24 gestational weeks who presented with Bochdalek hernia causing gastric volvulus associated with perforation and intra-abdominal hemorrhage associated with splenic rupture.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6591714
spellingShingle Yavuz Savas Koca
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The Cause of Unexpected Acute Abdomen and Intra-Abdominal Hemorrhage in 24-Week Pregnant Woman: Bochdalek Hernia
Case Reports in Surgery
title The Cause of Unexpected Acute Abdomen and Intra-Abdominal Hemorrhage in 24-Week Pregnant Woman: Bochdalek Hernia
title_full The Cause of Unexpected Acute Abdomen and Intra-Abdominal Hemorrhage in 24-Week Pregnant Woman: Bochdalek Hernia
title_fullStr The Cause of Unexpected Acute Abdomen and Intra-Abdominal Hemorrhage in 24-Week Pregnant Woman: Bochdalek Hernia
title_full_unstemmed The Cause of Unexpected Acute Abdomen and Intra-Abdominal Hemorrhage in 24-Week Pregnant Woman: Bochdalek Hernia
title_short The Cause of Unexpected Acute Abdomen and Intra-Abdominal Hemorrhage in 24-Week Pregnant Woman: Bochdalek Hernia
title_sort cause of unexpected acute abdomen and intra abdominal hemorrhage in 24 week pregnant woman bochdalek hernia
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6591714
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