title: [Magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of retrosternal anterior diaphragmatic hernia in an adult man].
abstract: The study presents a case report of a retrosternal anterior diaphragmatic hernia in a 46-year-old man presented with abdominal pain, nausea, dyspnoea and treated previously as for chronic pancreatitis. A strong suspicion of the diaphragmatic hernia was generated after chest radiograph. However, the exact diagnosis of the Morgagni hernia was established by magnetic resonance imaging. The hernia was repaired through thoracic incision. The postoperative course proved uneventful: the patient was discharged from the hospital 10 days after surgical intervention.
authors.affiliation: Z Katedry i Kliniki Chirurgii Klatki Piersiowej, Nowotworów Collegium Medicum, im. Ludwika Rydygiera, Bydgoszczy Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika, Toruniu. maciej.dancewicz@wp.pl
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dancewicz
authors.forename: Janusz
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kowalewski
authors.forename: Iwona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kusiak
authors.forename: Janusz
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pepliński
authors.forename: Jadwiga
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Szabo-Moskal
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015619:Respiratory System Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome