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- Title
Morgagni Hernia: Is It Just a Congenital Hernia or a Cause of Emergency Surgery?
- Authors
Yoldas, Tayfun; Ustun, Mehmet; Karaca, Can; Firat, Ozgur; Caliskan, Cemil; Akgun, Erhan; Korkut, Mustafa
- Abstract
The article presents a study which investigates patients with symptomatic Morgagni Hernia (MH) who underwent emergency surgery. Topics discussed include patients being diagnosed with chest X-rays and contrast enhanced thoracoabdominal computed tomography (CT),p patients being treated via transabdominal approach and mesh hernia repair; and need for immediate treatment of MH especially when the patient is symptomatic.
- Subjects
HERNIA surgery; HERNIA; SYMPTOMATIC Parkinson's disease; COMPUTED tomography; X-rays; SURGICAL emergencies; PATIENTS; DIAPHRAGMATIC hernia; GENETIC disorder diagnosis; GENETIC disorders; LONGITUDINAL method; MEDICAL emergencies; TREATMENT effectiveness; RETROSPECTIVE studies; DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY
- Publication
American Surgeon, 2016, Vol 82, Issue 11, pe317
- ISSN
0003-1348
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1177/000313481608201111