Hemidiaphragmatic Hernia and Volvulus in a 94-Year-Old Woman

Abstract

Diaphragmatic hernias have been well documented in the medical literature, especially in the neonatal population. 1 Even though they can be corrected early during the neonatal period, it has been shown that they can carry forward an associated increase in late morbidity. 2 Diaphragmatic eventrations, on the other hand, are more likely to appear later in life and pose a risk for manifesting with gastrointestinal complications. 3 We present a rare case of a large left diaphragmatic hernia in an elderly patient, which led to total collapse of the left lung with an atypical presentation of no respiratory compromise.