Year 2018 / Volume 110 / Number 5
Letter to the Editor
Adult-onset Morgagni’s hernia

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DOI: 10.17235/reed.2018.5425/2017

Eduardo Valdivielso Cortázar, David Carral Martínez, Manuel Gómez Gutiérrez, Alberto Bouzón Alejandro,

Abstract
We report the case of a 65-year-old male patient with Down’s syndrome and a deep venous thrombosis on anticoagulation with acenocoumarol. The case presented due to nonspecific, predominantly postprandial epigastric discomfort, meteorism and aerophagia. A thoracoabdominal computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a Morgagni hernia with a cephalad migration of part of the stomach, ascending colon and transverse colon. After laparotomy, the defect was repaired using a titanium mesh and the patient had a favorable outcome.
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Publication history

Received: 12/12/2017

Accepted: 20/12/2017

Online First: 01/03/2018

Published: 27/04/2018

Article Online First time: 79 days

Article editing time: 136 days


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