title: [Laparoscopic treatment of Morgagni-Larrey hernias].
abstract: Three patients with Morgagni-Larrey hernias are reported who underwent successful laparoscopic repair between 1992 and 1998. The hernia was closed by direct suturing in one case; in the two other cases a polypropylene mesh was used because of the size of the hernia in one case and in the other because of muscle atrophy in a patient with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. There were no complications, and the patients were discharged 3-4 days after surgical treatment. The current follow-up is between 10 months and 6 years; there have been no hernia recurrences and all patients are asymptomatic. We consider laparoscopic repair to be a suitable and safe procedure for treatment of Morgagni hernias. We discuss the two different techniques, direct suturing or using polypropylene mesh by reviewing the results of the current literature.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum Grosshadern, Universität München.
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Hüttl
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Schildberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002607:Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000601:surgery*; D006549:Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011126:Polypropylenes; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D013536:Suture Techniques; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D011126:Polypropylenes