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
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foramen of Bochdalek hernia — Bochdalek h … Medical dictionary
Bochdalek — Vincent Alexander Bochdalek (* 1801; † 3. Februar 1883 in Leitmeritz) war ein tschechischer Anatom. Bochdalek entdeckte eine Reihe von anatomischen Strukturen und Fehlbildungen, die heute seinen Namen tragen. Leben Bochdalek erhielt 1833 in Prag… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Bochdalek hernia — a congenital diaphragmatic hernia due to failure of closure of the pleuroperitoneal hiatus (foramen of Bochdalek). Called also foramen of Bochdalek h., parasternal h., and retrosternal h. See illustration. Bochdalek hernia in an infant, with… … Medical dictionary
Foramen — A natural opening. Although a foramen is usually through bone, it can be an opening through other types of tissue, as with the foramen ovale. * * * An aperture or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure. SYN: trema (1). [L. an… … Medical dictionary
Bochdalek — Vincent A., Czechoslovakian anatomist, 1801–1883. See B. foramen, B. ganglion, B. gap, foramen of B. hernia, B. muscle, B. valve, flower basket of B … Medical dictionary
Vincent Bochdalek — Vincent Alexander Bochdalek (1801 ndash; February 3, 1883) was a Bohemian anatomist. His first name has also been given as Vincenc and Vincenz .BiographyBochdalek was born in Litoměřice. He obtained his doctorate in 1833 in Prague, where he was… … Wikipedia
foramen of Bochdalek — hiatus pleuroperitonealis … Medical dictionary
Vincenc Bochdalek — Vincent Alexander Bochdalek (* 1801; † 3. Februar 1883 in Leitmeritz) war ein tschechischer Anatom. Bochdalek entdeckte eine Reihe von anatomischen Strukturen und Fehlbildungen, die heute seinen Namen tragen. Leben Bochdalek erhielt 1833 in Prag… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Vincent Alexander Bochdalek — Vincent Bochdalek Vincent Alexander Bochdalek (* 1801; † 3. Februar 1883 in Leitmeritz) war ein tschechischer Anatom. Bochdalek entdeckte eine Reihe von anatomischen Strukturen und Fehlbildungen, die heute seinen Namen tragen. Leben Bochdalek… … Deutsch Wikipedia
flower basket of Bochdalek — Part of the choroid plexus of the fourth ventricle protruding through the foramen of Luschka and resting on the dorsal surface of the glossopharyngeal nerve … Medical dictionary
