Morgagni Hernia

Matthew T Harting, MD, MS, Kevin P. Lally, MD

Embryology

Failure of formation of the anteriormedial portion of the diaphragm, where the septum transversum and inferior-anterior thoracic wall intersect, results in a congenital diaphragmatic hernia of Morgagni.

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