Left sided flank pain due to Bochdalek hernia with intrathoracic kidney.

Left sided flank pain due to Bochdalek hernia with intrathoracic kidney. Scand J Urol. 2019 Jan 17;:1-2 Authors: Maibom SL, Ryom P, Schou-Jensen K Abstract A 40 year old woman had undergone surgery as a newborn due to a left sided congenital Bochdalek hernia with the ventricle, spleen, left kidney and adrenal gland located intrathoracically. After three pregnancies, she developed left sided flank pain and dyspnea. A CT scan showed a diaphragmatic hernia with a malrotated intrathoracic placed left kidney with minimal hydronephrosis. The spleen was located caudally in the left iliac fossa; there were no other abnormalities. The patient underwent a thoracotomy with a small resection of the diaphragm in order to replace the kidney in the abdominal cavity and closure of the diaphragmatic defect with a Gore-Tex patch. PMID: 30653382 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Urology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: Scand J Urol Source Type: research