Hernia of Morgagni in the Elderly: A Case Report

Congenital diaphragmatic hernias are infrequently encountered in adult patients. A rare type of this hernia is the Morgagni’s hernia. Although they remain asymptomatic in a majority of patients, we present the case of an elderly patient who presented to us with abdominal pain and upper gastrointesti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Patial, Tushar, Negi, Sunil, Thakur, Vikrant
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2017
Materias:
General Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5630465/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29018646
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.1549
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Sumario:Congenital diaphragmatic hernias are infrequently encountered in adult patients. A rare type of this hernia is the Morgagni’s hernia. Although they remain asymptomatic in a majority of patients, we present the case of an elderly patient who presented to us with abdominal pain and upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

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