The authors presented a rare case of diaphragmatic strangulated Morgagni-Larrea hernia in an elderly woman (76 years old) with a favorable outcome, due to pre-operative diagnostics of hernia and performed urgent operation. The authors presented the complaints,patient's past and present history, the results of clinical, laboratory and instrumental examination. Details of the operation of removing diaphragmatic hernia were described. The authors also show the postoperative period. The anatomical substrate of the hernia was the presence of developmental aperture as «weak» zone in the area of sternocostal triangle where there were no muscle fibers. Patients with this disease require timely diagnostics and early intervention to prevent severe complications. To make the results of treatment better and to improve surgical technique further studies of this pathology are becessary.
A case of sigmoid volvulus in an unexpected demographic
