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 herein discussed a case of gastric volvulus as the content of MH, and small bowel diverticulosis present in a patient concomitantly.

Case presentation

A 30 year old woman, who presented with a one year history of epigastric burning and indigestion, occasionally associated with pain and vomiting. On clinical examination, no clue to the diagnosis could be ascertained. Her chest and abdominal x-ray indicated an abnormal air-fluid level at right hemithorax, which prompted a Computed Tomograph

SUBMITTER: Ladiwala ZFR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6116383 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature