Open AccessThoracic Incidentaloma in a 55-year-old Woman Discovered on CT Scan at the "Luxembourg" Mother Child Hospital Center
Author(s) -
M Mariko,
M. Cámara,
Souleymane Sanogo,
Alassane Kouma,
Moussa Konaté,
T Camara
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
sas journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2454-5112
DOI - 10.36347/sasjm.2022.v08i01.001
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , hernia , radiology , radiography , computed tomography , diaphragmatic hernia , plain radiography , surgery , general surgery , nuclear medicine
The aim of this work was to clarify the CT aspects of an asymptomatic Morgagni hernia discovered incidentally on a Thoraco-Abdomino-Pelvic scanner. Patient: We report the case of a 55-year-old woman who came for assessment of the extension of a tumor of the rectum in whom a thoraco-abdomino-pelvic scan was performed which fortuitously revealed the right Morgagni hernia. No treatment was offered. Radiographic control of Morgagni's hernia after 6 months of the CT scan showed lesional stability. Conclusion: Morgagni's hernia is a rare entity, most often discovered by accident. However, this hernia is often asymptomatic and does not require treatment. The positive diagnosis is fortuitously evoked on a CT scan after another assessment and monitoring can be done on a standard radiography in order to limit the X-ray irradiation.