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Antenatal diagnosis of a Morgagni hernia in the second trimester.

Jain KK, Sen J, Rathee SK, Saini J

Department of Radiodiagnosis, UH-11, Medical Enclave, Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak 124001, Haryana, India.

Morgagni hernia is an uncommon type of congenital hernia that is rarely diagnosed antenatally. Herniation of the liver into the fluid-filled pericardial sac resulting in a thoracic mass is a particularly rare form of Morgagni hernia; only 3 cases have been reported in the literature, all with a diagnosis made at 32 weeks' gestation or later. We report a case of Morgagni hernia diagnosed on antenatal sonography at 24 weeks' gestation.

Published 8 January 2008 in J Clin Ultrasound, 36(2): 116-8.
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