Morgagni hernia and thoracic deformities

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2003 Feb;51(1):44-5. doi: 10.1055/s-2003-37273.

Abstract

We report two cases of Morgagni hernia associated with pectus carinatum. This association is exceptional; only two other cases have been reported so far. In one of our patients, an abdominal surgical approach was used to repair the Morgagni hernia and to perform a Nissen-Rossetti procedure (for an associated endobrachyesophagus); the patient did not require correction of the pectus carinatum. In the other patient, both thoracic deformity and Morgagni hernia were repaired using the same thoracic approach.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bone Diseases, Developmental / complications*
  • Bone Diseases, Developmental / surgery
  • Hernia, Diaphragmatic / complications*
  • Hernia, Diaphragmatic / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Polytetrafluoroethylene / therapeutic use
  • Surgical Mesh
  • Thoracic Surgical Procedures / methods*
  • Thorax
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Polytetrafluoroethylene