Table 1 Summary of cases of Bochdalek hernia involving colon published in literature
Reference No | No of cases | Age | Sex | Presentation | Side | Operative Findings | Operative Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 | 1 | 76 y | M | Dyspnoea/intestinal obstruction | Right | Strangulation of a portion of transverse colon | Resection-anastomosis; primary repair |
16 | 1 | 45 y | F | Pain abdomen | Right | Volvulus of colon | Right hemicolectomy; Primary repair |
17 | 1 | 3 days | M | Respiratory distress | Right | Herniated small bowel, colon and liver | Thoracoscopic patch repair |
18 | 1 | Young | M | Abdominal pain | Left | Incarcerated colon | Primary repair |
19 | 1 | 42 y | F | Abdominal pain, post prandial vomiting | Left | Sealed perforation of colon | Combined thoracoscopic and laparoscopic repair |
20 | 1 | 16 y | M | Vomiting | Left | Stomach, spleen, part of the small intestine and colon in left hemithorax. | Primary repair |
21 | 1 | 6 m | M | Bilious vomiting | Left | Herniated stomach, small intestine, part of colon and spleen | Laparoscopic repair |
22 | 1 | 35 y | F | Intestinal obstruction | Right | Herniated colon with concurrent appendicitis | Appendicectomy, primary repair |
23 | 1 | 2 y | M | Recurrent pulmonary infections | Right | Dilated colon loops and right kidney | Thoracotomy, primary repair |
3 | 1 | 21 y | M | -- | Left | Colonic necrosis | Resection anastomosis; primary repair |
5 | 1 | 46 y | F | Abdominal pain, vomiting | Left | Colonic perforation (following chest tube insertion) | VATS combined with laparotomy; resection anastomosis with primary repair |
24 | 1 | 25 y | F | -- | Left | Herniated stomach, transverse colon, spleen | Laparoscopic repair |
25 | 1 | 41 y | F | Abdominal pain, vomiting | Left | Herniated stomach, transverse colon, spleen | Primary repair |
26 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | Right | -- | -- |
13 | 1 | 63 y | F | Abdominal pain, dyspnoea | Right | Strangulated colon; kidney | Resection anastomosis; primary repair |
27 | 1 | Adult | F | Pain abdomen | Left | Gastric volvulus; colon | Laparoscopic repair |
28 | 1 | 9 y | F | Cough, vomiting, anorexia | Right | Colon | Primary repair |
29 | 2 | Infants | Cough, vomiting | Right/Left | Colon, small intestine and stomach | Primary repair | |
30 | 1 | 49 y | F | Chronic cough | Left | Small intestine, colon | Hand assisted thoracoscopic prolene mesh repair |
31 | 1 | 38 y | F | Abdominal pain, nausea | Left | Incarcerated transverse colon | Thoracotomy, primary repair |
32 | 2 | 9 y | F | Abdominal pain, vomiting | Left | Small intestine, colon and stomach | Thoracotomy, primary repair |
35 y | M | Dyspnoea | Left | Small intestine, colon and stomach | Thoracotomy, primary repair | ||
33 | 1 | 53 y | M | Intestinal obstruction | -- | Obstructed colon | Primary repair |
4 | 1 | 1 y | F | Fever, left pleural effusion, vomiting | Left | Colonic hernia | Primary repair |
34 | 1 | 17 y | F | -- | Left | Stomach, colon; hemorrhage | Primary repair |
43 | 1 | 70 y | M | Dyspnoea | Left | Perforated colon following thoracic drain insertion | Combined thoracotomy and laparotomy; primary repair and colostomy |
35 | 1 | 70 y | F | Abdominal pain, right chest pain | Right | Colopleural fistula due to Strangulated colon | Colostomy; primary repair |
36 | 1 | 40 y | M | Mild nonspecific left chest pain | Left | Patient declined surgery | |
37 | 1 | 5 y | M | Asymptomatic | Right | Stomach, colon | Primary repair |
38 | 1 | -- | F | Abdominal pain, vomiting | -- | Incarcerated colon | Primary repair |
39 | 1 | 5 y | M | Dyspnoea, abdominal pain | Left | Herniated colon | Primary repair |