title: Obstructed Morgagni's hernia.
abstract: Morgagni's Hernia is the direct herniation of the intra-abdominal organs through the anterior retrocostoxiphoid diaphragmatic defect. We are presenting a case of obstructed Morgagni's hernia in a five-year-old child. Who presented with colicky abdominal pain, distention of upper abdomen, vomiting with constipation of three days duration.. Morgagni hernia is a rare disease even rarer in pediatric age group, and is usually diagnosed incidentally; presentation of this disease with obstruction had been reported in adult but not in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery IMS, BHU, Varanasi, India.
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Gangopadhyay
authors.forename: Vijai D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Upadhyaya
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D017219:Gastric Outlet Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome