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Retrosternal (Morgagni) hernias in children are usually asymptomatic or may be associated with mild respiratory distress or gastrointestinal symptoms. Incarceration of bowel in a retrosternal hernia is unusual. This report describes a complete colonic obstruction with incarceration and perforation in a Morgagni hernia.
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Çakmak, Ö., Pektas, O. & Baskin, D. Retrosternal hernia (Morgagni) with colonic perforation due to incarceration. Pediatr Surg Int 5, 274–275 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00169669
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