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diaphragmatic hernia

hiatus hernia
- 99% axial ("sliding")
- 1% para-esophageal ("rolling")
Bochdalek hernia
- posterior: pleuroperitoneal membrane
- more common on LEFT
Morgagni hernia
- anterior: retrosternal muscle clefts
- most often on RIGHT, most seen on LEFT

Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD - 2 February 1995
Last updated: 1 October 2013