Unlabelled: Right-sided Bochdalek hernia (BH) is very rarely diagnosed in adults. It commonly presents with gastrointestinal symptoms (pain, abdominal distension and vomiting). Breathlessness, recurrent chest infections and other pulmonary sequelae can also be present. We report the case of a 92-year-old man with a 3-day history of dyspnoea, fever and thoracic pain and multiple episodes of vomiting. An x-ray was performed, and the diagnosis of a large BH hernia was confirmed by computed tomography of the thorax. The condition may be fatal in cases where the small bowel undergoes necrosis or perforation. An emergent laparotomy was performed, but the patient did not improve clinically and died immediately after the procedure.
Learning Points: Right-sided Bochdalek hernia (BH) is very rarely diagnosed in adults.Misdiagnosis of BH as a tension pneumothorax (which has a similar clinical presentation) can delay treatment and put patients at risk.The outcome of BH depends on the presentation, early diagnosis and emergent intervention.
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