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A case is presented of splenic infarction in an incarcerated Bochdalek hernia causing acute thoracoabdominal symptoms. Clinically, the diagnosis was obscure until a combination of computed tomography and radionuclide scanning demonstrated the spleen was present in the hernia but not perfused. Splenic infarction in a Bochdalek hernia has not been reported previously in the English literature.
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Weinshelbaum, A.M., Weinshelbaum, E.I. Incarcerated adult Bochdalek hernia with splenic infarction. Gastrointest Radiol 7, 287–289 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01887655
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01887655