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Morgagni's hernia in a hypoxaemic adult
The Lancet, 2016A 56-year-old woman presented to a rural emergency department with a 1 week history of shortness of breath and a sore throat. She was a smoker with a history of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and hypertension. On examination her oxygen saturation was 81% on room air, decompensating on exertion to 71%.
Adam G R Humble, Cliff B Sample
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Morgagni hernia diagnosed by MRI
Surgery Today, 1996We herein present a patient with Morgagni hernia which was diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The patient had a progressively enlarging mass in the right cardiophrenic angle on chest roentgenogram. On computed tomography (CT) scans, the mass was revealed to have fat density and therefore was suspected to be either a lipoma or liposarcoma ...
Naoto Miyazawa +5 more
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, 2014 Congenital diaphragmatic hernia is a life-threatening malformation in infants, and a major cause of death usually secondary to pulmonary hypoplasia and pulmonary hypertension. The incidence of congenital diaphragmatic hernia is approximately 1 per 2000–4000 pregnancies.
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Laparoscopic repair of a Morgagni hernia
Surgical Endoscopy, 2000Morgagni hernias are unusual diaphragmatic hernias which usually present in adulthood. They have traditionally been repaired through transabdominal or transthoracic approaches. The authors present a case of a laparoscopic repair of a Morgagni hernia in a 52-year-old female.
Robert E. Marsh +3 more
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MORGAGNI’S HERNIA: BELIEVING IS SEEING
ANZ Journal of Surgery, 2008The original description by Morgagni of the anterior diaphragmatic defect that bears his name implies a paramedian defect and this may be true when acquired in adulthood. In contrast, the anterior diaphragmatic defect that is observed in children is central rather than paramedian, as is often assumed.
McBride, Craig A., Beasley, Spencer W.
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Laparoscopic Repair of Morgagni Hernia
Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques, 2006Morgagni hernia is a rare type of diaphragmatic hernia which represents less than 5% of all congenital diaphragmatic hernias. Patients are generally asymptomatic and are diagnosed incidentally. When symptomatic, it generates symptoms due to the compression of thoracic organs or compression of herniated intraabdominal organs.
Rafet Yigitbasi +5 more
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Morgagni Hernia Repair: A Review
Surgical Innovation, 2018Anteromedial subcostosternal defects, also known as a diaphragmatic hernia of Morgagni (MH), allow potentially life-threatening herniation of the abdominal organs into the thorax. Constituting only a small fraction of all types of congenital diaphragmatic hernias, correct diagnosis of MH is often delayed, owing in large part to nonspecific associated ...
Zachary Sanford +6 more
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Laparoscopic repair of a Morgagni hernia
Surgical Endoscopy, 1994Laparoscopic repair of a diaphragmatic hernia through the right sternocostal foramen of Morgagni in an obese 42-year-old man is described. The indications for surgery were symptoms of strain-induced dyspnea and tightness in the chest. The technique was carried out by incorporating a marlex mesh into the defect and fixing it in place with hernia staples.
V. Lange, H. G. Rau, H. M. Schardey
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Hernia, 2006
The case reported here is a 32-year-old man with a sudden onset of chest pain and an acute deterioration of lung function. An incarcerated Morgagni hernia was diagnosed with a computer tomographic CT scan, and repaired electively via a midline laparotomy.
Jill A. Rebuck, Frederick B. Rogers
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The case reported here is a 32-year-old man with a sudden onset of chest pain and an acute deterioration of lung function. An incarcerated Morgagni hernia was diagnosed with a computer tomographic CT scan, and repaired electively via a midline laparotomy.
Jill A. Rebuck, Frederick B. Rogers
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Morgagni hernia – case reports
Perspectives in Surgery, 2020Morgagni hernia is a rare form of diaphragmatic hernia. It is a congenital defect of the diaphragm, often asymptomatic in adulthood and thus usually found only incidentally. Its treatment is predominantly surgical. This article presents three case reports of patients operated in our department.
A Švejdová +4 more
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