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The case reported here is a 32-year-old man with a sudden onset of chest pain and an acute deterioration of lung function. An incarcerated Morgagni hernia was diagnosed with a computer tomographic CT scan, and repaired electively via a midline laparotomy. Morgagni hernia is a rare type of congenital diaphragmatic hernia, which may not be symptomatic until adulthood when the patient presents with acute symptoms or incarceration.
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Rogers, F.B., Rebuck, J.A. Case report: Morgagni hernia. Hernia 10, 90–92 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-005-0014-x
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