A case of Morgagni hernia with intestinal obstruction.
- Author:
Kil Sang WANG
1
;
Hyeon Geun CHO
;
Jeong Hun KIM
;
Myoung Hwan KIM
;
In Suh PARK
;
Jea Kun PARK
;
Mi Sung KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea. chg21@kwandong.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Diaphragmatic hernia;
Computed tomography;
Intestinal obstruction
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Aged, 80 and over;
Colon, Transverse;
Female;
Hernia;
Hernia, Diaphragmatic;
Humans;
Intestinal Obstruction;
Omentum;
Thorax
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2009;76(4):481-484
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
