Laura Borodyansky Dodis, MD; Michael William Bennett, MD, MB BCh BAO, PhD, MRCPI; David L. Carr-Locke, MD, FRCPSeries Editor: David L. Carr-Locke, MD, FRCP Surgical repair of the diaphragmatic defect ...
Morgagni hernia represents a rare anterior defect of the diaphragm through which abdominal contents may protrude into the thoracic cavity. Historically managed through open abdominal or thoracic ...
The co-occurrence of a giant Morgagni hernia (MH) and a large hiatal hernia (HH) is exceedingly rare. We describe key operative steps of simultaneous surgical treatment of a large MH and HH, including ...
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) results from failure of complete fusion of the developing fetal diaphragm – a process that normally occurs between gestational weeks 6 and 8. The defect may be ...
The Iskandar Complex Hernia Center, based in Waxahachie, TX, recently published an article about the different types of hernias and the treatments which are available for each one. The Center focuses ...
You get a hernia when an organ or fatty tissue squeezes through a weak spot in a surrounding muscle or connective tissue called fascia. Hernias often happen where the belly wall is weaker, such as in ...
A 91-year-old white female nursing home resident with chronic intermittent nausea and vomiting presented to the emergency department with an episode of nausea and vomiting of 3 days' duration. She ...
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