Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Medicas (Cordoba, Argentina)HumansMaleHerniasDiaphragmaticCongenital
[ Giant asymptomatic anterolateral diaphragmatic hernia in an adult: report of a rare case]
Manuel Isaac Espana, Franco Signorini, Federico Moser, Mario Eduardo Francisco Bustos
Published: 202510.31053/1853.0605.v82.n3.46272
Abstract
Open AccessGiant diaphragmatic hernias are frequently diagnosed in the intrauterine stage and are often incompatible with life if not treated. We report a rare case of a giant defect in an adult male associated with agenesis of the pericardium resolved by laparoscopy.