TY - JOUR
T1 - Morgagni Hernia in an Adult
T2 - a Forgotten Cause of Epigastric Pain
AU - Marshall-Webb, Matthew
AU - Thompson, Sarah K.
PY - 2022/11/23
Y1 - 2022/11/23
N2 - A 73-year-old male presented to the emergency department with a 4-day history of severe constant epigastric pain. A cardiac cause was ruled out. A chest X-ray was reported as a large eventration of right diaphragm (Fig. 1). The patient was given a presumptive diagnosis of “duodenitis” and commenced on a trial of proton pump inhibitors. After 6 weeks, the pain returned and a computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen revealed a Morgagni hernia with incarcerated, but not obstructed, transverse colon (Fig. 2). The patient was referred to an upper GI surgeon, and an elective laparoscopic repair occurred shortly thereafter. The transverse colon was reduced under vision...
AB - A 73-year-old male presented to the emergency department with a 4-day history of severe constant epigastric pain. A cardiac cause was ruled out. A chest X-ray was reported as a large eventration of right diaphragm (Fig. 1). The patient was given a presumptive diagnosis of “duodenitis” and commenced on a trial of proton pump inhibitors. After 6 weeks, the pain returned and a computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen revealed a Morgagni hernia with incarcerated, but not obstructed, transverse colon (Fig. 2). The patient was referred to an upper GI surgeon, and an elective laparoscopic repair occurred shortly thereafter. The transverse colon was reduced under vision...
KW - Morgagni Hernia
KW - Epigastric Pain
KW - Case report
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85142425958&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s11605-022-05542-3
DO - 10.1007/s11605-022-05542-3
M3 - Comment/debate
AN - SCOPUS:85142425958
JO - Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
JF - Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
SN - 1091-255X
ER -