Intraoperative presentation of Bochdalek’s hernia in an adult during robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy: An uncommon situation and literature review

Submitted: January 12, 2016
Accepted: January 12, 2016
Published: January 14, 2016
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Bochdalek's diaphragmatic hernia (BDH) is a congenital defect of the diaphragm that usually present during the neonatal period and rarely remain silent until adulthood. We present a 45-year-old-female case with diagnosis of double left kidney tumor prepared for robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RPN). During the preoperative procedure she had a reduction of inspiratory volumes and increased pulmonary pressures: the robotic camera revealed the incidental presence of the left diaphragmatic defect. We report a simultaneous nephron sparing surgery (NSS) and left posterolateral BDH correction done by the da Vinci Surgical Robot (Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, CA).

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Cindolo, L., Berardinelli, F., Manzi, A., Spagnuolo, F., Fabbri, E., Castellan, P., Petrini, F., & Schips, L. (2016). Intraoperative presentation of Bochdalek’s hernia in an adult during robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy: An uncommon situation and literature review. Archivio Italiano Di Urologia E Andrologia, 87(4), 327–329. https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2015.4.327