[An 85-year-old woman with an kyphosis and dyspnea].

An 85-year-old woman with a severe kyphosis presented at the emergency room because of progressive dyspnea and cough, without other complaints. During auscultation, peristaltic sounds were heard over the thorax. A massive diaphragmatic hernia with intrathoracic stomach, small intestine and colon, was seen on CT-scan.