Giant morgagni hernia causing cardiac tamponade |
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Authors: | Matsushita Tsutomu Seah Peng W Gani Jonathon |
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Institution: | Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, John Hunter Hospital, Lookout Road, New Lambton, NSW 2305, Australia. atmatsu@tokyonet.com.au |
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Abstract: | A 57-year-old man presented with worsening symptoms of shortness of breath and chest pain. He was found to have a giant Morgagni hernia with severe compression of his right ventricle on computed tomography scan. The hernia which contained greater omentum, small intestine and transverse colon was urgently repaired through a median sternotomy and laparotomy with a polypropylene mesh. Morgagni hernia is a type of congenital diaphragmatic hernia, which may not be symptomatic until adulthood. Presentation with this degree of right ventricular compression is rare. |
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Keywords: | Diaphragmatic hernia Morgagni Cardiac tamponade Surgery Repair |
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