title: Laparoscopic repair of a morgagni hernia in a child: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Istanbul Medical Faculty and University, Turkey. vozmen@istanbul.edu.tr
authors.forename: Vahit
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ozmen
authors.forename: Feryal
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gün
authors.forename: Coskun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Polat
authors.forename: Oktar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Asoğlu
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Ozaçmak
authors.forename: Tansu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Salman
mesh_terms: 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