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Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:1693-1695. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.04.004
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Transthoracic Repair of an Unsuspected Left Foramen of Morgagni Hernia

Barbara L. Robinson, MDa,b,c,*, David M. Shahian, MDa,b

a Department of Cardiac Surgery, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
b Lahey Clinic, Burlington, Massachusetts
c Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts

Accepted for publication April 1, 2008.

* Address correspondence to Dr Robinson, Bader 279, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Children's Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115 (Email: anistasia36{at}yahoo.com).

Left-sided foramen of Morgagni herniae are rare and may present both diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. This case report describes chronically herniated greater omentum mimicking an enlarging fatty tumor requiring transthoracic repair.






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