Korean J Med.
2009 Apr;76(4):481-484.
A case of Morgagni hernia with intestinal obstruction
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea. chg21@kwandong.ac.kr
- 2Department of General Surgery, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea.
- 3Department of Radiology, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea.
Abstract
- Although Morgagni hernias are rarely symptomatic, an 88-year-old woman presented with severe abdominal pain and distension due to large bowel obstruction. The transverse colon and omentum were herniated through an anterior medial diaphragmatic defect in the right thorax. The plain abdominal X-rays indicated intestinal obstruction and the plain chest X-ray showed hazy mass-like densities. The multi-detector row computed tomography (MDCT) findings were compatible with a Morgagni hernia. This diagnosis of a Morgagni hernia was confirmed at immediate surgery.
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