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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2025

Open mesh repair of an iatrogenic post-nephrectomy Bochdalek hernia in an adult: a case study.

James P Waters, Gena V Topper, Vineeth Romiyo, Ian P Hayden, Robert A Panico, David D Shersher

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Article in Journal of surgical case reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

James P WatersCooper Medical School of Rowan University, 401 Broadway, Camden, NJ 08103, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0287-4772
Gena V TopperCooper University Hospital Department of General Surgery, 1 Cooper Plaza, Camden NJ 08103, United States.
Vineeth RomiyoCooper Medical School of Rowan University, 401 Broadway, Camden, NJ 08103, United States.
Ian P HaydenCooper University Hospital Department of Radiology, 1 Cooper Plaza, Camden NJ 08103, United States.
Robert A PanicoCooper University Hospital Department of Radiology, 1 Cooper Plaza, Camden NJ 08103, United States.
David D ShersherCooper Medical School of Rowan University, 401 Broadway, Camden, NJ 08103, United States.

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Abstract

Bochdalek hernias arise from a developmental failure of the pleuroperitoneal canal to close, allowing abdominal contents to herniate into the thorax and compress the developing lung parenchyma. In rare cases, Bochdalek hernias may arise in adults and usually present with symptoms related to the hernia. Treatment consists of either open, laparoscopic, or robotic repair to close the defect. We present an unusual case in which an elderly patient presented with a large left-sided Bochdalek hernia containing both an incarcerated stomach and spleen following an uncomplicated robotic left nephrectomy. The hernia was successfully reduced and reconstructed with mesh via open abdominal repair with minimal complications. Repairing these hernias is challenging and, as in this case, required a complex reconstruction of diaphragm with mesh attachment to the ribs. Further reports on acute management of iatrogenic Bochdalek hernias in adults are warranted to better understand long-term post-operative outcomes and optimize management.

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Bochdalek herniaGore-Tex meshopen mesh repair

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PMID39886097
PMCPMC11781201

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