Bochdalek hernia in an adult patient in the disguise of hydropneumothorax - A diagnostic interrogation

Bochdalek hernia in an adult patient in the disguise of hydropneumothorax - A diagnostic interrogation

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Congenital diaphragmatic hernias are most common postero laterally which are called as duospiritalis.com Bochdalek hernias.They are very rare to occur in adults.Here we present a case of 50-year-old male who presented with acute respiratory distress with suspected diagnosis of hydropneumothorax which was later confirmed as left sided Bochdalek hernia.The defect was surgically repaired using a PTF mesh, after returning the here contents of hernia into abdomen.This communication emphasizes the need to detect diaphragmatic hernia disguised as hydropneumothorax to avoid fatal complications.