Morgagni hernia in a 73-year-old woman: A case report.

Afghani, Reza; Amirkhanlou, Saeid; Jafarpour, Hamed; Shahmirzadi, Arash Rezaei; Bakhshi, Tahere

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Volume 6, Issue 3 (9-2017)

Int J Med Invest 2017, 6(3): 99-102

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Morgagni hernia in a 73-year-old woman: A case report.

Reza Afghani

, Saeid Amirkhanlou

, Hamed Jafarpour

, Arash Rezaei Shahmirzadi

, Tahere Bakhshi ^*

Student Research Committee, Faculty of ParaMedicine, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Golestan, Iran

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The majority of adult diaphragmatic hernias is due to a chronic hiatal hernia or caused by a diaphragmatic hernia. Compared to other different forms of congenital hernias, Morgagni hernias are relatively rare. Here we introduce a case of a 73-year-old woman diagnosed with Morgagni Hernia and the choice of treatment used for the patient. The patient, a 73-year-old woman, presented with abdominal pain with the onset of 10 days prior to her visit. In the chest x-ray silhouette sign on the right side border of the heart was seen that suggested a Morgagni hernia as our primary differential diagnosis. The patient was discharged 3 days after the operation. Studies show that a Morgagni hernia should be a differential diagnosis for any patient that presents with unspecific abdominal pain or respiratory symptoms.

Keywords: Morgagni, Hernia, Diaphragmatic

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Afghani R, Amirkhanlou S, Jafarpour H, Shahmirzadi A R, Bakhshi T. Morgagni hernia in a 73-year-old woman: A case report.. Int J Med Invest 2017; 6 (3) :99-102
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