Laparoscopic repair of a Morgagni hernia presenting with syncope in an 85-year-old woman: case report and update of the literature.
An 85-year-old woman was transferred from her local hospital for cardiac evaluation after presenting with repeated episodes of syncope during bowel movements. A thorough evaluation revealed no cardiac abnormalities but did reveal a Morgagni hernia with transverse colon in the mediastinum. She underwent laparoscopic reduction of the colon and repair of the hernia with mesh and had a rapid and uneventful recovery.
Division of General and Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
David C
DC
White
Ross
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McMahon
Tarra
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Wright
W Steve
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Eubanks
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003672:Defecation; D005260:Female; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology*