A rare case of incarcerated bochdalek diaphragmatic hernia in a pregnant lady

The occurrence of congenital diaphragmatic hernia in a pregnant adult is rare. In contrast to neonatal diaphragmatic hernias, most of the adult patients present with vague gastrointestinal symptoms mimicking other diseases hence the importance of high index of suspicion. We report a case of a young...

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Main Authors:	Ab Rashid, Islah Munjih, Din, Jiffre
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Malaysian Medical Associations 2010
Subjects:	RD Surgery RG Gynecology and obstetrics
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/13187/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/13187/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/13187/1/Bochdalek_Hernia.pdf

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spelling	iium-131872011-12-27T02:04:28Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/13187/ A rare case of incarcerated bochdalek diaphragmatic hernia in a pregnant lady Ab Rashid, Islah Munjih Din, Jiffre RD Surgery RG Gynecology and obstetrics The occurrence of congenital diaphragmatic hernia in a pregnant adult is rare. In contrast to neonatal diaphragmatic hernias, most of the adult patients present with vague gastrointestinal symptoms mimicking other diseases hence the importance of high index of suspicion. We report a case of a young pregnant lady with congenital diaphragmatic hernia presenting with symptoms and clinical signs suggestive of acute pancreatitis. The patient had a laparotomy performed to reduce the hernial content and the diaphragmatic defect was successfully repaired. Malaysian Medical Associations 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/13187/1/Bochdalek_Hernia.pdf Ab Rashid, Islah Munjih and Din, Jiffre (2010) A rare case of incarcerated bochdalek diaphragmatic hernia in a pregnant lady. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 65 (1). pp. 75-76. ISSN 0300-5283 http://www.e-mjm.org/2010/v65n1/Bochdalek_Hernia.pdf
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spellingShingle	RD Surgery RG Gynecology and obstetrics Ab Rashid, Islah Munjih Din, Jiffre A rare case of incarcerated bochdalek diaphragmatic hernia in a pregnant lady
description	The occurrence of congenital diaphragmatic hernia in a pregnant adult is rare. In contrast to neonatal diaphragmatic hernias, most of the adult patients present with vague gastrointestinal symptoms mimicking other diseases hence the importance of high index of suspicion. We report a case of a young pregnant lady with congenital diaphragmatic hernia presenting with symptoms and clinical signs suggestive of acute pancreatitis. The patient had a laparotomy performed to reduce the hernial content and the diaphragmatic defect was successfully repaired.
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author	Ab Rashid, Islah Munjih Din, Jiffre
author_facet	Ab Rashid, Islah Munjih Din, Jiffre
author_sort	Ab Rashid, Islah Munjih
title	A rare case of incarcerated bochdalek diaphragmatic hernia in a pregnant lady
title_short	A rare case of incarcerated bochdalek diaphragmatic hernia in a pregnant lady
title_full	A rare case of incarcerated bochdalek diaphragmatic hernia in a pregnant lady
title_fullStr	A rare case of incarcerated bochdalek diaphragmatic hernia in a pregnant lady
title_full_unstemmed	A rare case of incarcerated bochdalek diaphragmatic hernia in a pregnant lady
title_sort	rare case of incarcerated bochdalek diaphragmatic hernia in a pregnant lady
publisher	Malaysian Medical Associations
publishDate	2010
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/13187/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/13187/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/13187/1/Bochdalek_Hernia.pdf
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A rare case of incarcerated bochdalek diaphragmatic hernia in a pregnant lady

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