title: Diagnosis and repair of a Morgagni hernia with video-assisted thoracic surgery.
abstract: Foramen of Morgagni hernias have traditionally been repaired by either an abdominal or a transthoracic approach. We describe a case in which a Morgagni hernia that presented as a gradually enlarging right anterior pericardiophrenic mass was both diagnosed and repaired using video-assisted thoracic surgery. The procedure went without incident, and the patient had an uneventful postoperative course. The video-assisted thoracic surgical repair can be a safe and effective way to fix a Morgagni hernia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee-Memphis Center for the Health Sciences, Methodist Hospitals of Memphis, USA.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Hussong
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Landreneau
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Cole
mesh_terms: D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014741:Video Recording