Morgagni hernia presenting with bowel obstruction in a lung transplant recipient: case report.

Morgagni hernias are uncommon congenital diaphragmatic deficiencies that may remain asymptomatic till adulthood. We report a case of Morgagni hernia presenting with subacute bowel obstruction in a bilateral lung transplant recipient. This diaphragmatic deficiency was not evident during bilateral lung transplantation surgery via clamshell incision. To our knowledge this is the first report of a congenital defect evident after lung transplantation.

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C H Wigfield, R Birla, T Butt, B Jaques, J Lordan, S Barnard, S Schueler. Morgagni hernia presenting with bowel obstruction in a lung transplant recipient: case report. Transplantation proceedings. 2008 Dec;40(10):3826-8

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PMID: 19100505

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