TY - JOUR
T1 - Congenital Morgagni's Hernia Presenting in Elderly Lady
AU - Sisodiya, Rajesh
AU - Sampath Kumar, P.
AU - Palankar, Nagraj
AU - Dinesh, B. V.
PY - 2011/8/1
Y1 - 2011/8/1
N2 - Morgagni's hernia is an uncommon type of congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Large numbers are symptomatic but some may present in middle aged. Our patient was asymptomatic till 63 years of age. X-ray chest, for her recent onset exertional dyspne, was suspicious of right lung mass. CT thorax revealed right Morgagni's type of diaphragmatic hernia, a very rare diagnosis at that age.
AB - Morgagni's hernia is an uncommon type of congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Large numbers are symptomatic but some may present in middle aged. Our patient was asymptomatic till 63 years of age. X-ray chest, for her recent onset exertional dyspne, was suspicious of right lung mass. CT thorax revealed right Morgagni's type of diaphragmatic hernia, a very rare diagnosis at that age.
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U2 - 10.1007/s12262-010-0212-3
DO - 10.1007/s12262-010-0212-3
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79960840584
SN - 0972-2068
VL - 73
SP - 312
EP - 313
JO - Indian Journal of Surgery
JF - Indian Journal of Surgery
IS - 4
ER -