Laparoscopic repair of adult retrosternal morgagnis hernia with interlocking barbed suture

Iqbal Saleem Mir; Mudasir Farooq Hajini; Shiekh Viqar; Tajamul Rashid; Suhail Nazir

doi:10.18203/2349-2902.isj20162780

Laparoscopic repair of adult retrosternal morgagnis hernia with interlocking barbed suture

Authors

Iqbal Saleem Mir Department of Surgery, Government Medical College and Hospital, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
Mudasir Farooq Hajini Department of Surgery, Government Medical College and Hospital, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
Shiekh Viqar Department of Surgery, Government Medical College and Hospital, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
Tajamul Rashid Department of Surgery, Government Medical College and Hospital, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
Suhail Nazir Department of Surgery, Government Medical College and Hospital, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20162780

Keywords:

Laparoscopic, Adult diaphragmatic hernia

Abstract

We are reporting a case of 35 year male with history breathlessness and palpitation which increased on lying down. A Morgagni hernia was diagnosed with a computer tomographic (CT) scan, which later proved out to be a left sided morgagnis hernia with a defect extending retrosternally. Laparoscopic repair of the same was done using self-retaining interlocking sutures.

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Published

2016-12-09

How to Cite

Mir, I. S., Hajini, M. F., Viqar, S., Rashid, T., & Nazir, S. (2016). Laparoscopic repair of adult retrosternal morgagnis hernia with interlocking barbed suture. International Surgery Journal, 3(3), 1697–1699. https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20162780