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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-4-14
pubmed:abstractText
We present a case of bilateral Morgagni hernia in a 68-year-old male with an intermittent history of progressive onset of breath shortness and occasional cardiac arrhythmias. Diagnosis was made by clinical examination and the findings in a plain chest radiograph and was confirmed by computed tomography scan. The patient was operated electively and subjected to a transabdominal approach. A bilateral subcostal incision revealed a large right side anterior diaphragmatic defect with a hernia containing the ascending colon, the majority of the transverse colon and a huge amount of omentum. Also a second smaller defect was found on the left side with no hernia inside. After large bowel and omentum had been taken down to the peritoneal cavity, both defects were primarily closed using interrupted nylon sutures without the use of a mesh. The patient recovered very well, had an uneventful postoperative course and was released on the 5th postoperative day. 15-month follow-up failed to reveal any signs of recurrence.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1662-0631
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
232-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-7-28
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Bilateral Morgagni Hernia: Primary Repair without a Mesh.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Transplant Surgery, Medical School, Aristotle University, Hippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article