Laparoscopic repair of a Morgagni hernia: report of a case and review of the literature.
A case is reported of an 85-year-old woman with subacute intestinal obstruction due to a large Morgagni hernia containing the transverse colon. The repair was carried out laparoscopically without a mesh. The procedure lasted 45 min, and the patient was discharged after 4 days. According to the literature, mini-invasive repair of a Morgagni hernia can be performed easily and without complications. In only few cases was a mesh necessary. The Morgagni hernia must be considered a clear indication for laparoscopic surgery, which should be offered as the first approach to this disease.
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Istituto di Clinica Chirurgica Generale e dei Trapianti d'Organo, Università degli Studi di Parma, Italy.
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Bonati
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Zinicola
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods