Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26500076

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Pediatr Surg Int. 2015 Oct 25. [Epub ahead of print]
Obstructive jaundice secondary to Morgagni hernia in an infant with Fontan circulation.
Halaweish I1, Ralls M1, Siddiqui S1, Dickinson C2, Jarboe MD3,4.
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Abstract
The vast majority of congenital diaphragmatic cases present with severe respiratory distress in the immediate neonatal period. Obstructive jaundice secondary to CDH is a rare presenting symptom, previously unreported with Morgagni type hernias which comprise 2 % of all CDHs. Although the safety of minimally invasive repair for CDH has been shown previously, there has been little data on its safety for patients with complex congenital cardiac disease. In this case report, we present an 18-month old infant with Fontan circulation presenting with jaundice secondary to Morgagni hernia who ultimately underwent laparoscopic repair. A brief discussion of the safety of laparoscopic surgery in patients post-Fontan is included.

KEYWORDS:
Diaphragmatic; Fontan; Hernia; Jaundice; Morgagni; Pediatric
PMID: 26500076 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]