DOI: 10.12890/2015_000322

Large Morgagni Hernia in an Adult Patient

Authors

  • Sofia Marques Santos Hospital Egas Moniz, CHLO EPE
  • Eunice Oliveira Hospital Egas Moniz, CHLO EPE
  • Nuno Ferreira Monteiro Hospital Egas Moniz, CHLO EPE
  • Maria Manuela Soares Hospital Egas Moniz, CHLO EPE
  • Alberto Mello e Silva Hospital Egas Moniz, CHLO EPE

sofiamsantos@yahoo.com

Keywords

Morgagni hernia, diaphragmatic hernia

Abstract

A 70-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with symptoms of a lower respiratory infection. A chest x-ray showed enlargement of the mediastinal space. The patient was admitted with a respiratory tract infection and started on antibiotic treatment. A computed tomography (CT) scan of the thorax revealed a large diaphragmatic hernia with stomach, large intestine and caudal pancreas lodged in the thoracic cavity. After the antibiotic treatment, the patient became asymptomatic and surgery repair was declined.
Morgagni hernia is an uncommon type of congenital diaphragmatic hernia, which may be asymptomatic until late in life or may be present acutely with life threatening conditions.

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Published

2015-12-21

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2016)

How to Cite

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Santos SM, Oliveira E, Monteiro NF, Soares MM, Mello e Silva A. Large Morgagni Hernia in an Adult Patient. EJCRIM [Internet]. 2015 Dec. 21 [cited 2026 Nov. 3];3(1). Available from: https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/322

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