Bochdalek herniation: an unusual cause of bowel obstruction in an adult
Kelly, Madeleine, and Palamuthusingam, Pranavan (2021) Bochdalek herniation: an unusual cause of bowel obstruction in an adult. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 91 (7-8). E535-E536.
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Abstract
[Extract] An 85-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a 3-day history of vomiting and abdominal pain on a background of a known large right-sided diaphragmatic herniation first documented via radiological imaging in 2012. Her comorbidities of significance included vasculopathy and symptomatic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. On examination, the patient was hypertensive with a soft abdomen, generalized tenderness, voluntary guarding and no evidence of peritonitis. There were no signs of respiratory distress. The patient was managed in the emergency department with a provisional diagnosis of small bowel obstruction with laboratory workup and radiological imaging performed.
Item ID: | 66967 |
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Item Type: | Article (Case Study) |
ISSN: | 1445-2197 |
Copyright Information: | © 2021 Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. |
Date Deposited: | 26 May 2022 01:36 |
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