Obstructed Morgagni's Hernia

• Published in: Indian journal of pediatrics Vol. 74; no. 12; pp. 1109 - 1110
• Main Authors: GANGOPADHYAY, A. N, UPADHYAYA, Vijai D, GUPTA, D. K, SHARMA, S. P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Springer 01-12-2007
• Subjects: Abdomen, Acute - diagnosis; Abdomen, Acute - etiology; Biological and medical sciences; Child, Preschool; Digestive System Surgical Procedures - methods; Follow-Up Studies; Gastric Outlet Obstruction - etiology; Gastric Outlet Obstruction - surgery; General aspects; Hernia, Diaphragmatic - complications; Hernia, Diaphragmatic - diagnosis; Hernia, Diaphragmatic - surgery; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Radiography, Abdominal; Rare Diseases; Risk Assessment; Severity of Illness Index; Treatment Outcome; Human; Diaphragmatic hernia; Pediatrics; Tropical medicine; Children; Child; Obstruction; Morgagni's hernia
• ISSN: 0019-5456; 0973-7693
• DOI: 10.1007/s12098-007-0207-7

Morgagni's Hernia is the direct herniation of the intra-abdominal organs through the anterior retrocostoxiphoid diaphragmatic defect. We are presenting a case of obstructed Morgagni's hernia in a five-year-old child. Who presented with colicky abdominal pain, distention of upper abdomen, vomiting with constipation of three days duration.. Morgagni hernia is a rare disease even rarer in pediatric age group, and is usually diagnosed incidentally; presentation of this disease with obstruction had been reported in adult but not in children.