A case is reported of an 85-year-old woman with subacute intestinal obstruction due to a large Morgagni hernia containing the transverse colon. The repair was carried out laparoscopically without a mesh. The procedure lasted 45 min, and the patient was discharged after 4 days. According to the literature, mini-invasive repair of a Morgagni hernia can be performed easily and without complications. In only few cases was a mesh necessary. The Morgagni hernia must be considered a clear indication for laparoscopic surgery, which should be offered as the first approach to this disease.
LAPAROSCOPIC REPAIR OF A MORGAGNI ERNIA: REPORT OF A CASE AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE / S., Contini; DALLA VALLE, Raffaele; Bonati, Luigi; R., Zinicola. - In: JOURNAL OF LAPAROENDOSCOPIC & ADVANCED SURGICAL TECHNIQUES. - ISSN 1092-6429. - 9:(1999), pp. 93-99. [10.1089/lap.1999.9.93]
LAPAROSCOPIC REPAIR OF A MORGAGNI ERNIA: REPORT OF A CASE AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
DALLA VALLE, Raffaele;BONATI, Luigi;
1999-01-01
Abstract
A case is reported of an 85-year-old woman with subacute intestinal obstruction due to a large Morgagni hernia containing the transverse colon. The repair was carried out laparoscopically without a mesh. The procedure lasted 45 min, and the patient was discharged after 4 days. According to the literature, mini-invasive repair of a Morgagni hernia can be performed easily and without complications. In only few cases was a mesh necessary. The Morgagni hernia must be considered a clear indication for laparoscopic surgery, which should be offered as the first approach to this disease.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
