MORGAGNI HERNIA

Course overview

MORGAGNI HERNIAS ARE RARE CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGMATIC DEFECTS THAT CAN LEAD TO BOWEL OBSTRUCTION AND INCARCERATION IF NOT REPAIRED. SURGERY CAN BE PERFORMED THROUGH EITHER AN OPEN INCISION OR MINIMALLY INVASIVE TECHNIQUES THROUGH THE CHEST OR THE ABDOMEN. AS MOST OF THESE DEFECTS ARE NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL LATER IN CHILDHOOD OR ADULTHOOD, THE LONG-TERM PROGNOSIS IS GOOD, WITH A LOW RECURRENCE RATE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF MORGAGNI HERNIAS AND EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.