Sonographic appearance of a late-diagnosed left bochdalek hernia in a middle-aged woman: case report and review of the literature.

A 53-year-old woman complaining of left upper lateral quadrant pain was first referred for an abdominal ultrasound. The spleen was disfigured, the suprasplenic echogenic line of the hemidiaphragm was fragmented, and part of bowel was inserted into the thorax. A diaphragmatic hernia was suggested and was further confirmed in a posterolateral position.

Spleen length in childhood with US: normal values based on age, sex, and somatometric parameters.

Purpose: To investigate with ultrasonography (US) normal spleen length in healthy children.

Materials And Methods: The study comprised 512 healthy children (274 girls) with ages ranging from 1 day (full-term neonate) to 17 years who were examined between 1996 and 2001. The main sample comprised 454 children (249 girls) with body measurements (weight and height) between the 5th and 95th percentiles of the relevant growth curves.