The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 141, Issue 1 , Pages 300-301 , January 2011

Bochdalek diaphragmatic hernia masquerading as tension hydropneumothorax in an adult

  • Sanjay K. Somani, MD, DM

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology, Sahara Hospital, Lucknow, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Sanjay K. Somani, MD, DM, Department of Gastroenterology, Sahara Hospital, Viraj Khand, Lucknow-226010, UP, India.
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  • Puneet Gupta, MS, DNB, FNB

      Affiliations

    • Department of Minimal Access Surgery, Sahara Hospital, Lucknow, India
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  • Shekhar Tandon, MS, MCh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sahara Hospital, Lucknow, India
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  • Devendra Sonkar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Sahara Hospital, Lucknow, India
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  • Shirish Bhatnagar, MD, DNB

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology, Sahara Hospital, Lucknow, India
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  • Manish Saxena, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Sahara Hospital, Lucknow, India

Received 19 November 2009 ,Accepted 26 November 2009.

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 Disclosures: Authors have nothing to disclose with regard to commercial support.

PII: S0022-5223(09)01612-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.11.062

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 141, Issue 1 , Pages 300-301 , January 2011

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