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Acquired Morgagni hernia following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) with successful robotic repair of hernia
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Acquired Morgagni hernia following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) with successful robotic repair of hernia

Steven A. Tamesis, Shahin Ayazi, Yoshihiro Komatsu, Meghan Allen and Blair A. Jobe
International journal of surgery case reports, v 94, 107164
01 May 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2022.107164
PMID: 35658316
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Abstract

Diaphragmatic hernia Mesh Morgagni hernia Robotic surgery
Morgagni hernia is an uncommon type of diaphragmatic hernia and commonly presents as a congenital disease. Acquired Morgagni hernias following open cardiac surgery are exceedingly rare and only reported in the pediatric population. The patient is a 70-year-old female who presented with complaints of shortness of breath and cough one year following a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). A chest CT scan showed a large Morgagni type diaphragmatic hernia with herniated transverse colon occupying the anterior mediastinum as well as the right hemi-thorax. This hernia was successfully repaired using transabdominal robotic approach with complete resolution of patient's symptoms. This is the first reported case of acquired Morgagni type diaphragmatic hernia in an adult following open cardiac surgery. The potential etiologies for this hernia include distal extension of the median sternotomy and involvement of the anterior diaphragm, iatrogenic injury to the attenuated anterior diaphragm during pericardial window creation, or pericardial drain placement. Operative repair is the mainstay of treatment and is usually performed with a transabdominal approach since it is thought to be less challenging and allows for evaluation of the entire abdominal cavity. If primary repair cannot be achieved, then synthetic mesh may be needed to obtain a tension free and durable repair. We present a case of acquired Morgagni type diaphragmatic hernia in an adult following open cardiac surgery that was successfully repaired using a transabdominal robotic approach. • Morgagni hernia is an uncommon type of diaphragmatic hernia and commonly presents as a congenital disease. • Acquired Morgagni hernias following open cardiac surgery are exceedingly rare and only reported in pediatric population. • Most Morgagni hernias can be approached thoracoscopically, laparoscopically, or robotically with reduction of hernia contents and diaphragmatic repair. • If primary repair cannot be achieved, then synthetic mesh may be needed to obtain a tension free and durable repair.

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