Bochdalek's foramen
Encyclopedia
The Lumbocostal triangle or Bochdalek's foramen is a defect in the diaphragm
normally posterior lateral. It is formed by the incomplete closure of the pericardioperitoneal canals by the pleuroperitoneal membrane.
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This condition has also been associated with thoracic kidney, the presence of the kidney in the thorax instead of the usual abdominal position.
Thoracic diaphragm
In the anatomy of mammals, the thoracic diaphragm, or simply the diaphragm , is a sheet of internal skeletal muscle that extends across the bottom of the rib cage. The diaphragm separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity and performs an important function in respiration...
normally posterior lateral. It is formed by the incomplete closure of the pericardioperitoneal canals by the pleuroperitoneal membrane.
Clinical significance
The existence of this foramen might cause a congenital diaphragmatic herniaCongenital diaphragmatic hernia
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia is a congenital malformation of the diaphragm. The most common type of CDH is a Bochdalek hernia; other types include Morgagni's hernia, diaphragm eventration and central tendon defects of the diaphragm...
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Bochdalek hernia
A Bochdalek hernia is one of two forms of a congenital diaphragmatic hernia, the other form being Morgagni's hernia. A Bochdalek hernia is a congenital abnormality in which an opening exists in the infant’s diaphragm, allowing normally intra-abdominal organs to protrude into the thoracic cavity...
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This condition has also been associated with thoracic kidney, the presence of the kidney in the thorax instead of the usual abdominal position.