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World J Clin Cases. May 16, 2024; 12(14): 2420-2425
Published online May 16, 2024. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i14.2420
Published online May 16, 2024. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i14.2420
Combined laparoscopic and thoracoscopic repair of adult right-sided Bochdalek hernia with massive liver prolapse: A case report
Shinya Mikami, Sae Kimura, Yoshitsugu Tsukamoto, Masaki Hiwatari, Yasuhito Hisatsune, Asako Fukuoka, Tsunehisa Matsushita, Takeharu Enomoto, Takehito Otsubo, Department of Gastro
Author contributions: Mikami S provided patient information and wrote the manuscript; Mikami S, Kimura S, Matsushita T, Fukuoka A, and Enomoto T are the surgeons who performed the operation and evaluated the patient; Tsukamoto Y, Hiwatari M, and Hisatsune Y prepared the figures and collected the data; Otsubo T supervised the study; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Informed consent statement: Informed consent was obtained from the patient for the publication of this case report and any accompanying images.
Conflict-of-interest statement: There are no conflicts of interest to declare.
CARE Checklist (2016) statement: The authors have read the CARE Checklist (2016), and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the CARE Checklist (2016).
Corresponding author: Shinya Mikami, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, 2-16-1 Sugao, Kanagawa 216-8511, Japan. s2mikami@marianna-u.ac.jp
Received: January 21, 2024
Revised: February 23, 2024
Accepted: April 1, 2024
Published online: May 16, 2024
Processing time: 104 Days and 23.3 Hours
Revised: February 23, 2024
Accepted: April 1, 2024
Published online: May 16, 2024
Processing time: 104 Days and 23.3 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Bochdalek hernia in adults is rare, especially on the right side. We report an extremely rare case of an adult with a right-sided Bochdalek hernia in which the left lobe of the liver protruded into the right thoracic cavity. We successfully performed a combined laparoscopic and thoracoscopic surgery for an adult right-sided Bochdalek hernia with massive liver prolapse and abnormal liver morphology. The combination of laparoscopic and thoracoscopic surgery enabled safe surgery. To our knowledge, no such cases have ever been reported previously.