[Morgagni hernia: Concerning 2 pediatric cases in Sub-Saharan Africa]
E Bandre1, I Ouedraogo1, R A F Kabore1
1Service de chirurgie pédiatrique du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Pédiatrique Charles De Gaulle de Ouagadougou Burkina Faso.
Abstract:
Morgagni hernias are uncommon diaphragmatic hernias that are generally asymptomatic, and so far, very limited data is available about them. We report two cases of repaired successfully Morgagni hernias using a transabdominal approach. The aim of this study is to illustrate the diagnostic difficulties and the excellent post operational prognostic observed following the transabdominal procedure. Both patients were female, one 8 months old and the other 3 months old. The presenting symptom was recurrent chest infection. Chest x-rays were carried out on both patients, which showed a pre-cardiac gas mass. A transabdominal surgical approach enabled surgeons to sow the defect with non resorbable suture material in one patient, and a prolene plate in the other. The patients fully recovered and no postoperative difficulties were reported.
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