Diagnosis of a Morgagni hernia complicated by a previous normal chest x-ray.
A normal chest x-ray in a child does not mean that a Morgagni hernia cannot develop in that patient. The case of a patient whose treatment was complicated by confusion of the herniation of fatty omentum with a primary mediastinal mass is presented here. The difficulty in diagnosing this case is illustrated by this patient report.
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Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, KY.
D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed