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Diagnosis and repair of a Morgagni hernia with video-assisted thoracic surgery
R L Hussong1, R J Landreneau, F H Cole
1Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee-Memphis Center for the Health Sciences, Methodist Hospitals of Memphis, USA.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|May 1, 1997
Abstract:
Foramen of Morgagni hernias have traditionally been repaired by either an abdominal or a transthoracic approach. We describe a case in which a Morgagni hernia that presented as a gradually enlarging right anterior pericardiophrenic mass was both diagnosed and repaired using video-assisted thoracic surgery. The procedure went without incident, and the patient had an uneventful postoperative course. The video-assisted thoracic surgical repair can be a safe and effective way to fix a Morgagni hernia.