• J. Pediatr. Surg. · Nov 1987

    Case Reports

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

    • F M Kimmelstiel, L O Holgersen, and C Hilfer.
    • Department of Surgery, St Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY 10025.
    • J. Pediatr. Surg. 1987 Nov 1; 22 (11): 998-1000.

    AbstractRetrosternal (Morgagni) hernias in children are usually asymptomatic or may be associated with mild respiratory distress or gastrointestinal symptoms. 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.

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