Antenatal diagnosis of a Morgagni hernia in the second trimester.

Full Abstract

Morgagni hernia is an uncommon type of congenital hernia that is rarely diagnosed antenatally. Herniation of the liver into the fluid-filled pericardial sac resulting in a thoracic mass is a particularly rare form of Morgagni hernia; only 3 cases have been reported in the literature, all with a diagnosis made at 32 weeks' gestation or later. We report a case of Morgagni hernia diagnosed on antenatal sonography at 24 weeks' gestation. (c) 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Author information

Author/s: Jain, Krishan Kumar (KK); Sen, Jyotsna (J); Rathee, Suresh Kanta (SK); Saini, Jitender (J);

Affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, UH-11, Medical Enclave, Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak 124001, Haryana, India.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article

Journal: Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU (J Clin Ultrasound), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-Feb; vol 36 (issue 2) : pp 116-8

Dates: Created 2008/01/08; Completed 2008/03/06;

PMID: 17680594, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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