title: [Laparoscopic management of a congenital diaphragmatic hernia].
abstract: Morgagni diaphragmatic hernia is a birth defect whose presentation in adults is rare. Diagnosis is usually made as an incidental finding through image studies; infrequently, patients may present with symptoms such as dyspnea or retrosternal pain. Open surgical repair has been the preferred management method of symptomatic presentation. In this paper we present the case of a 42 year-old-male with symptoms of retrosternal pain and dyspnea. Diaphragmatic hernia diagnosis was made ​​by CT and it was managed by laparoscopic repair of the diaphragmatic hernia.
authors.affiliation: Centro Médico ABC, México, D.F.
authors.forename: Edgar
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Núñez García
authors.affiliation: Centro Médico ABC, México, D.F.
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Arriola Sánchez
authors.affiliation: Centro Médico ABC, México, D.F.
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sánchez Jauredini
authors.affiliation: Centro Médico ABC, México, D.F.
authors.forename: Isaac
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Baley Spindel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed