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• − Respiratory symptoms
• − Intestinal obstruction
• diaphragmatic plication
Morgagni’s Hernia
• This rare anterior defect of the diaphragm is variably referred to as
Morgagni’s, retrosternal, or parasternal hernia
• The majority of Morgagni’s hernias occur on the right side because
the left side is protected by the heart and pericardium
• Morgagni’s hernia can be bilateral