Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a childbirth defect of the diaphragm. The most commonly CDH are anterior-retrosternal Morgagni hernias, posterolateral Bochdalek hernias and septum transversum defects and hiatal hernias. Acquired diaphragmatic hernia (ADH) may result of penetrating, blunt and trivial trauma to abdomen. Diaphragmatic hernia may remain asymptomatic in adult’s diagnosis usually become apparent once complications happen or incidentally detected for any other disease. This paper presents a rare case accidentally detected diaphragmatic hernia complicated with acute appendicitis.