A Case of Morgagni's Hernia Manifesting Symptoms after Laparotomy

Katsuaki Mori, Hajime Yonekawa, Naokazu Chiba and Yutaka Yamamoto

Department of Surgery, Ise-keio Hospital, School of Medicine, Keio University

We treated a case of Morgagni's hernia symptomatic after laparotmy. A 69-year-old woman with dyspnea and vomitting about a week after gynecologic laparotomy diagnosed with Morgagni's hernia underwent abdominal surgery. The hernia contained the transverse colon and greater omentum. After reducing these organs, its sac was resected and the orifice was closed by direct sutures of the diaphragm. There is no sign of recurrence 7 months after surgery.

Key words
diaphragmatic hernia, Morgagni's hernia, MRI

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Katsuaki Mori Department of Surgery, Hino Municipal Hospital 4-3-1 Tamadaira, Hino-shi, 191-0062 JAPAN

Accepted
July 24, 2002

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