Gastric volvulus through Morgagni hernia and intestinal diverticulosis in an adult patient: a case report

Gastric volvulus through Morgagni hernia and intestinal diverticulosis in an adult patient: a case report

Abstract Background Morgagni’s hernia (MH) is a rare type of congenital diaphragmatic hernia with limited available literature. Late presentations are infrequent and the ones complicated due to gastric volvulus are even rarer. Another uncommon association of MH is with small bowel diverticulosis. We...

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Main Authors: Zoya Fatima Rizwan Ladiwala, Rija Sheikh, Ayesha Ahmed, Ibrahim Zahid, Amjad Siraj Memon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Surgery
Subjects:
Diaphragmatic hernia
Morgagni hernia
Gastric volvulus
Diverticulosis
Computed tomography
Laparotomy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12893-018-0399-y

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