Successful utilization of a video-assisted thoracic approach to repair Morgagni's hernia: report of a case

We describe herein the successful utilization of a video-assisted thoracic surgical approach to repair Morgagni's hernia. The patient was a 62-year-old woman in whom a routine chest X-ray had revealed an asymptomatic mass, which was presumed to be a pericardial lipoma or Morgagni's hernia....

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Published in:Surgery today (Tokyo, Japan) Japan), 1995-07, Vol.25 (7), p.654-656
Main Authors: AKAMINE, S, KAWAHARA, K, NAKAMURA, A, TAKAHASHI, T, YAMAMOTO, S, AYABE, H, TOMITA, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Hernia, Diaphragmatic - surgery
Humans
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the respiratory system
Thoracotomy
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:We describe herein the successful utilization of a video-assisted thoracic surgical approach to repair Morgagni's hernia. The patient was a 62-year-old woman in whom a routine chest X-ray had revealed an asymptomatic mass, which was presumed to be a pericardial lipoma or Morgagni's hernia. The video-assisted thoracic surgical approach was combined with a right submammary minithoracotomy to successfully repair the hernia without performing a laparotomy. The patient's postoperative course was uneventful and she was discharged 14 days after surgery. Thus, we believe that video-assisted thoracic surgery may be a useful and effective method for repairing Morgagni's hernia.
ISSN:0941-1291
1436-2813
DOI:10.1007/bf00311444