SynthesisHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2022
A systematic review on diagnostics and surgical treatment of adult right-sided Bochdalek hernias and presentation of the current management pathway.
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- Retroperitoneal totally endoscopic prosthetic repair of adult Bochdalek hernia: a multicenter retrospective cohort study.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Strangulated Bochdalek hernia: a rare cause of colonic obstruction.Journal of surgical case reports · 2026Article
- Bochdalek hernia in pregnancy complicated with eclampsia: a case report.Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland) · 2026Article
- Perioperative nursing management of an adult patient with giant right-sided Bochdalek hernia: a case report.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Symptomatic Left-Sided Bochdalek Hernia in the Adult: A Case Report and Literature Review.Cureus · 2025Article
- Nontraumatic intrathoracic liver incarceration.Radiology case reports · 2025Article
- Surgical repair of large adult Bochdalek hernia: case series and literature review.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- Right sided posterior diaphragmatic hernia with liver incarceration: A case report.Clinical case reports · 2024Article
- Combined laparoscopic and thoracoscopic repair of adult right-sided Bochdalek hernia with massive liver prolapse: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2024Article
- Up to the chest in bowels: case of strangulated right diaphragmatic hernia with paraesophageal hernia in a non-trauma patient.Journal of surgical case reports · 2024Article
- [Lesions of the paravertebral mediastinum].Radiologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2023Review
- Case reports: a variety of clinical presentations and long-term evolution of Bochdalek hernias.Frontiers in surgery · 2023Article
- A rare and severe complication after minimally invasive esophagectomy: First case of a left-sided tension pneumothorax caused by intrathoracic perforation of the herniated transverse colon. Case report and literature review.Frontiers in gastroenterology (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- A systematic review on diagnostics and surgical treatment of adult right-sided Bochdalek hernias and presentation of the current management pathway. Author's reply.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2022Article
- Comment to: A systematic review on diagnostics and surgical treatment of adult right-sided Bochdalek hernias and presentation of the current management pathway.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2022Article
- Rotator Cuff Repair in the Pediatric Population Displays Favorable Outcomes: A Systematic Review.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2022Review
- Longitudinal Follow-Up With Radiologic Screening for Recurrence and Secondary Hiatal Hernia in Neonates With Open Repair of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia-A Large Prospective, Observational Cohort Study at One Referral Center.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Article
- Case Report: Adult Right-Sided Bochdalek Hernia Complicated by Intrathoracic Bowel Perforation.Frontiers in surgery · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeBochdalek hernia is a congenital diaphragmatic hernia. The incidence in adults is estimated around 0.17%. Right-sided hernias are much more seldom than left-sided ones because of faster closure of the right pleuroperitoneal canal and the protective effect of the liver. Due to its rarity, there have been no large prospective or retrospective studies following great need for evidence-based diagnostics and treatment strategies. In this systematic review, we evaluated the current evidence of diagnostics, treatment, and follow-up of adult right-sided Bochdalek hernias.
methodsAccording to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines a systematic literature review was conducted in PubMed and Cochrane library from 2004 to January 2021. The literature search included all studies with non-traumatic right-sided Bochdalek hernias. Literature on left- or both-sided, pregnancy-associated, pediatric, and other types of hernias were explicitly excluded. Quality assessment of the included studies was performed.
resultsDatabase search identified 401 records. After eligibility screening 41 studies describing 44 cases of right-sided non-traumatic Bochdalek hernias in adulthood were included for final analysis. Based upon the systematic literature review, the current diagnostic, therapeutic, and follow-up management pathway for this rare surgical emergency is presented.
conclusionThis systematic review underlined that most studies investigating management of adult non-traumatic right-sided Bochdalek hernias are of moderate to low methodological quality. Hernias tend to occur more frequently in middle-aged and older women presenting with abdominal pain and dyspnea. A rapid and accurate diagnosis following surgical repair and regular follow-up is mandatory. High-quality studies focusing on the management of this rare entity are urgently needed.
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