Laparoscopic repair of a morgagni hernia in a child: a case report.
Morgagni hernias are anomalies of the sternal insertions of the diaphragmatic bundles and represent 1% to 4% of all surgically treated diaphragmatic hernias. We present a case of a laparoscopic repair of Morgagni hernia incidentally found in a 4-year-old boy. Primary laparoscopic closure of the defect with interrupted silk sutures was performed. The patient had uneventful recovery and is asymptomatic at 2 months of follow-up. We propose that the laparoscopic approach is feasible and effective treatment of this kind of hernia.
Ozmen
Vahit
V
Department of Surgery, Istanbul Medical Faculty and University, Turkey. vozmen@istanbul.edu.tr
Gün
Feryal
F
Polat
Coskun
C
Asoğlu
Oktar
O
Ozaçmak
I D
ID
Salman
Tansu
T
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000601:surgery; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D013537:Sutures; D016896:Treatment Outcome