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Circular foci with a fluid accumulation in the lower right thorax, seen paracardially on a-p films, are primarily indicative of a pulmonary cyst or pulmonary abscess, especially if - as in the case described in this paper - the patient suffers from repeated attacks of coughing accompanied by fever. However, when associated with recurrent vomiting and poor growth in children, the very rare right paraesophageal hernia may be the cause.
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PMID:[False diagnosis of para-esophageal hernia--a case report]. 665 73

The purpose of this study was to compare the quality of life (QOL) and functional results of 42 patients undergoing primary (60%) and 23 patients undergoing redo (40%) transthoracic paraesophageal hernia repairs. All patients had a floppy Nissen or Belsey anti-reflux repair with or without a Collis gastroplasty. Morbidity occurred in 12% of patients and was similar between groups (P=1.0). Overall QOL scores were not different between groups. Patients undergoing initial repair were found to have significantly higher QOL scores related to their GERD symptoms (P=0.02). Postoperative GERD symptom scores were not significantly different between groups for heartburn, regurgitation, epigastric/chest pain, or cough. Redo patients had more bloating (P=0.02) and dysphagia (P=0.04). Overall, total GERD scores were higher in the redo group compared to the initial group indicating worse GERD-related dysfunction in the redo group (15.8+/-3.8 vs. 6.3+/-1.6, P=0.03). Functional and QOL analysis of transthoracic paraesophageal hernia repairs indicates that redo procedures are associated with a higher incidence of specific gastrointestinal symptoms and worse GERD-related QOL when compared to initial procedures. These differences, while statistically significant, have limited clinical relevance as the overall QOL was not different between groups and low GERD symptom scores were found in both groups.
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PMID:Quality of life following primary vs. redo transthoracic paraesophageal hernia repairs. 1800 23

Concurrence of a congenital Morgagni hernia and paraesophageal hernia is rare and can occasionally present as a medical emergency. Here, we report a unique case of a patient with paroxysms of cough-induced syncope secondary to cardiac compression by a simultaneously occurring anterior Morgagni hernia and posterior paraesophageal hernia.
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PMID:Intestinal Tamponade. 3083 Nov 10