[A case of Morgagni's hernia: availability of CT scan, ultrasonography, and trans-abdominal surgical approach].
A 60-year-old obese woman was admitted to our hospital to receive surgical treatment for "slow-growing mediastinal lipoma". With the non-invasive examination such as CT scan and ultrasonography, she was revealed as Morgagni's hernia containing a greater omentum. With a trans-abdominal approach, we could take a good surgical field for the bilateral foramina of Morgagni. Several discussions were described for availability of CT scan, ultrasonography and a trans-abdominal approach.
Hosaka
S
S
Department of Surgery, Yamanashi Medical College.
Yoshii
S
S
Takano
K
K
Iwasaki
M
M
Kamiya
K
K
Matsukawa
T
T
Ueno
A
A
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography