Abstract
(A) Two cases of diaphragmatic hernia through the foramen of Bochdalek were encountered. The patients were 9-years-old boy and 7-years-old girl. They were discovered by the mass chest X-ray surveys. The radical operations were performed successfully. The patients have been in good condition.
(B) One case of Interpositio hepatodiaphragmatica coli (Chilaiditi Syndrome) was experienced. The patient was 1 year and 9-months-old boy. He had an X-ray examination of the chest in the course of hilar glandular tuberculosis and this syndrome was discovered by accident. The patient has been asymptomatic in the abdomen. This syndrome is rare. So, only 6 cases in children have been reported in Japan.4
