Retrosternal (Morgagni) hernia with small bowel obstruction secondary to a Richter's incarceration

Fred M. Kimmelstiel; Leif O. Holgersen; Carol Hilfer

doi:10.1016/S0022-3468(87)80494-3

Retrosternal (Morgagni) hernia with small bowel obstruction secondary to a Richter's incarceration

Fred M. Kimmelstiel, Leif O. Holgersen, Carol Hilfer

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Abstract

Retrosternal (Morgagni) hernias in children are usually asymptomatic or may be associated with mild respiratory distress or gastrointestinal symtoms. Incarceration of bowel in a retrosternal hernia is unusual with only four reported cases, all in adult patients. This report details an unusual case of complete small bowel obstruction in which the Morgagni hernia sac itself contained the defect through which a portion of small bowel incarcerated as a Richter's hernia.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	998-1000
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume	22
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-3468(87)80494-3
State	Published - Nov 1987

Keywords

Morgagni hernia
Richter's hernia
diaphragmatic hernia
retrosternal hernia

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