Symptomatic Morgagni Hernia Misdiagnosed As Chilaiditi Syndrome

Chilaiditi syndrome, symptomatic interposition of bowel beneath the right hemidiaphragm, is uncommon and usually managed without surgery. Morgagni hernia is an uncommon diaphragmatic hernia that generally requires surgery. In this case a patient with a longstanding diagnosis of bowel interposition (...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vallee, Phyllis A.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3088390/