title: Laparoscopic repair of a Morgagni hernia.
abstract: We report a case of laparoscopic repair of symptomatic Morgagni hernia (MH) in an adult. A tension-free closure of the defect was carried out using a polypropylene mesh. The recovery was quick and uneventful. Two years after surgery, the patient is doing well. A search of the English-language surgical literature revealed a total of 55 cases of laparoscopic repair of MH reported: 40 in adults and 15 in children. The various modalities of diagnosis, operative techniques, and disease presentation are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Sheth V.S. General Hospital, Sheth K.M. School of Postgraduate Medicine & Research, N.H.L. Muni. Medical College, Ahmedabad, India.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Sherigar
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Dalal
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Patel