Hernia of Morgagni

Hernia of Morgagni.

Hernia of Morgagni--case report.

Morgagni's hernia is result of penetration of the abdominal contents into the chest through an anterior retrocostoxiphoid defect in the anterior midline of the diaphragm. It can be manifested with symptoms since birth as a bloated feeling, nausea and belching after meals. We present a patient with symptomatic herniation of the torqued antral part of stomach and loops of the transverse colon. In...

Morgagni hernia: Ten years of idiopathic vomiting

INTRODUCTION Morgagni hernia was first described in 1769 by the Italian anatomist Morgagni (1). This hernia is a rare congenital diaphragmatic hernia comprising 2-3% of all diaphragmatic hernias (1, 2). The bowel, stomach, omentum or even the liver can herniate into the chest through a congenital retrosternal defect where the diaphragm joins the costal arch, as first described by Larrey, Napole...

Laparoscopic repair of strangulated Morgagni hernia

A 73 year old man presented with vomiting and pain due to a strangulated Morgagni hernia containing a gastric volvulus. Laparoscopic operation allowed reduction of the contents, excision of necrotic omentum and the sac, with mesh closure of the large defect. A brief review of the condition is presented along with discussion of the technique used.

Morgagni Hernia presenting as Obstructive Jaundice

Morgagnis hernia is rare in pediatrics, representing 1%-6% of all congenital diaphragmatic hernias (CDH). We report a young boy presented with obstructive jaundice caused by compression of common bile duct (CBD) due to stretching and rotation of second part of duodenum in right-sided Morgagni hernia. Such presentation is rarely reported in literature.