Rare case of Morgagni hernia presenting with cyanotic spells in a neonate
Author(s)
Sher, Mustafa
Gopalakaje, Saikiran
Justo, Robert
Choo, Kelvin
Kapur, Nitin
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2020
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.1 Morgagni hernia can be a rare cause of intermittent positional cyanosis without apnoea in a neonate.
2. Intermittent compressive effect of herniated abdominal contents on the right heart can cause right to left shunting of blood through a patent foramen ovale and thereby produce intermittent positional cyanosis.
3. Point-of-care echocardiography during a desaturation event can demonstrate the Morgagni hernia and the reversal of blood flow through a patent foramen ovale..1 Morgagni hernia can be a rare cause of intermittent positional cyanosis without apnoea in a neonate.
2. Intermittent compressive effect of herniated abdominal contents on the right heart can cause right to left shunting of blood through a patent foramen ovale and thereby produce intermittent positional cyanosis.
3. Point-of-care echocardiography during a desaturation event can demonstrate the Morgagni hernia and the reversal of blood flow through a patent foramen ovale.
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Journal Title
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
Volume
57
Issue
2
Subject
Clinical sciences
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Pediatrics