Table 1: Available literature of right-sided Bochdalek hernias in adults with acute symptoms.

First author (Reference)

Gender

Age (years)

Symptoms

Diagnostic imaging

Herniated organ

Operative approach

Length of hospitalization (days)

Follow-up

(months)

Test at follow-up

Condition at follow-up

Costa Almeida [15]

Female

49

Cough, sputum and worsening dyspnea

Chest X-ray

CT scan

 

Cecum, ileo-cecal appendix, right colon and transverse colon

Laparotomy

13

24

Unknown

 

Asymptomatic, no recurrence

 

Deb [8]

Male1

54

Nausea, epigastric pain

CT scan

 

Stomach, liver, bowel, omentum

Laparotomy

Unknown

 

12

 

Chest X-ray

Asymptomatic, no recurrence

Frisoni [18]

Female

39

Dyspnea, abdominal and right shoulder pain

 CT scan

 MRI

Right colon

Thoracoscopy

Unknown

 

1 and 6 months

 

CT at 1 month

 

Asymptomatic, no recurrence

Granier [16]

Female

54

Acute dyspnea

Chest X-ray CT scan

 

Terminal ileum, up to the middle part of the right colon

Explorative laparotomy

 

Died during admission

-

-

-

Ohtsuka [11]

Female

89

Dyspnea, abdominal pain and vomiting

Chest X-ray CT scan

 

Terminal ileum to transverse colon

 

Laparotomy

 

78

24

 

Unknown

Asymptomatic, no recurrence

 

Salustio [17]

Female

50

Generalized abdominal pain, distension, vomiting and constipation

Chest X-ray

CT scan

Ileum

 

Explorative laparotomy

 

21

Unknown

 

Unknown

 

No complications were identified during follow-up

 

Shenoy [19]

Male

60

Dyspnea, periumbilical abdominal pain, vomiting

Chest X-ray US-abdomen

CT scan

 

Small bowel

 

Laparotomy

 

Unknown

 

Unknown

 

Unknown

 

Unknown

 

Wenzel-Smith [20]

Female

40

Severe abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, constipation, dyspnea

Chest X-ray

 

Small bowel

 

Laparotomy

 

12

 

1

 

Unknown

 

Superficial wound sepsis, no hernia recurrence

 

Debergh [13]

Female

38

Severe abdominal pain for hours, nausea and vomiting

US-abdomen (due to pregnancy)

 

Small bowel

 

Explorative laparoscopy

 

8

 

12

 

Unknown

 

Free from recurrence

 

Pindoria [14]

Female2

21

Intermittent sharp right upper quadrant pain and increasing dyspnea

Chest X-ray

MRI (due to pregnancy)

Small bowel, liver, right kidney, renal ureter and vessels

 

Laparoscopic

 

7

 

Unknown

 

CT scan

Unknown

 

Kanazawa [21]

Female

63

Dyspnea and abdominal pain

Chest X-ray

CT scan

Ascending and transverse colon and right kidney

Laparotomy and right thoracotomy

Unknown

 

Unknown

 

Unknown

 

Unknown

 

1 Positive history of Bochdalek hernia.

2 Patient had undergone a right-sided hernia repair at 12 days after birth.