Elective laparoscopic repair after colonoscopic decompression for incarcerated morgagni hernia.
Plain radiographs of an 88-year-old woman who had experienced vomiting and abdominal distention for 3 days revealed a severely obstructed ileus, and abdominopelvic computed tomography revealed an incarcerated Morgagni hernia. The endoscope was passed through the constrictions from the diaphragmatic indentations and a thin catheter was placed for decompression. The obstructive ileus regressed markedly after the procedure; the patient underwent elective laparoscopic repair of the hernia 1 week later. This is believed to be the first case of endoscopic preoperative decompression for an incarcerated Morgagni hernia.
Kim
Hyoung-Ran
HR
Department of General Surgery, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
Hong
Tae-Ho
TH
Lee
Yun-Seok
YS
Kim
Jin-Jo
JJ
Lee
Bo-In
BI
Lee
Keun-Ho
KH
Oh
Se-Jeong
SJ
Park
Seung-Man
SM
Kim
Young-Ha
YH