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Case Reports
. 2015 Oct;71(4):396-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.mjafi.2014.12.008. Epub 2015 Feb 16.

Congenital Morgagni hernia

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Congenital Morgagni hernia

S S Jaiswal et al. Med J Armed Forces India. 2015 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: Diaphragmatic hernia; Morgagni hernia; Surgical treatment.

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Radiograph of the chest showing bowel loops in the left lower lung field with mediastinal shift to the right. The left hemidiaphragmatic outline is indistinct.
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CT topogram of the thorax demonstrating a soft tissue mass in the left hemithorax in para-cardiac region with bowel loops.
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Contrast enhanced coronal reformatted image of the thorax and upper abdomen demonstrating the hernia.
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Intra-operative appearance of the hernia sac.
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Hernia sac opened and contents displayed.
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Completed repair.
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Chest radiograph 18 months after surgery.

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