Hernia diafragmática de Morgagni

Abstract

The Morgagni diaphragmatic hernia is an infrequent asymptomatic entity, which generally appears in adulthood and could provoke the onset of respiratory or gastrointestinal symptoms. This anomaly consists of the displacement of organs from the abdominal cavity to the thoracic cavity. In this work, the causes that lead to the appearance of this pathology as well as its symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment were analyzed. A study of a 54-year-old patient was carried out, who attended the Basic Hospital of Guaranda because of a gastrointestinal symptomatology, whose case, in addition to a sonography report, led to the diagnosis of cholelithiasis; so that, surgical treatment was proposed. At the time of performing complementary tests for pre-surgical check-up; in this case, a chest x-ray; the Morgagni's diaphragmatic hernia was found incidentally, which was the cause of the gastrointestinal symptoms. Subsequently, the patient was subjected to surgical treatment which is considered to be first line, with which the symptoms went down, improving the quality of life of the patient; as well, the possible complications that this pathology may cause, were avoided.