Table 2 Characteristics of Japanese cases with endoscopic and conventional surgery for adult Bochdalek hernia, literature review (1999 − 2019)
Endoscopic surgery | Conventional surgery | |
|---|---|---|
All cases | 37 | 53 |
Age at diagnosis (years) | ||
Median (years) | 54 | 59 |
Range (years) | 20−87 | 21−89 |
Sex (male/female) | 17/20 | 18/35 |
Operative approach | ||
Transabdominal | 27 | 45 |
Transthoracic | 6 | 4 |
Combined | 4 | 4 |
Hernia orifice location | ||
Right/left/NA | 2/32/3 | 14/37/2 |
Size of the hernia orifice | ||
< 5 cm/≧ 5 cm/NA | 7/19/37 | 13/20/20 |
Hernia sac | ||
Present/absent/NA | 5/14/18 | 3/27/23 |
Abnormal condition | ||
Bowel rotation | 4 | 5 |
Bowel perforation | 0 | 12 |
Hernia orifice repair | ||
Simple suture | 13 | 38 |
Suture and mesh | 13 | 3 |
Mesh only | 7 | 5 |
No repair | 4 | 3 |
NA | 7 | 4 |