title: Outpatient laparoscopic repair of a Morgagni hernia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Morgagni hernia results from a rare congenital defect in the anterior diaphragm and can have symptomatic and/or asymptomatic presentation of abdominal viscera in the thorax. This is a case report of a Morgagni hernia repair done laparoscopically in the outpatient setting. PATIENT AND TECHNIQUE: The patient was a 43-year-old man who had an evaluation for upper respiratory symptoms and was found to have a Morgagni hernia on subsequent workup. He underwent laparoscopic primary suture repair of the defect under general anesthesia and was discharged the same day without complications. He has not had a recurrence of his hernia in over a year of follow-up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Laparoscopic repair of this patient's Morgagni hernia could be safely performed in an outpatient setting with excellent outcome. This may be a feasible management option in future cases in a similar patient population.
authors.affiliation: 1Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: M Blair
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Marshall
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000379:methods*; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome