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Morgagni hernia is a rare type of congenital diaphragmatic hernia caused by lack of fusion of the pleuroperitoneal membrane anteriorly leading to a defect in the foramen of Morgagni. These are rare hernias and typically present early in life. Those that do not get repaired during infancy or adolescence often present later in life with variable symptoms including obstruction, incarceration, strangulation, pulmonary symptoms, chest pain, etc. Herein we present an adult case that was found incidentally after a screening computerized tomography (CT) chest scan was done for history of smoking. There are two unique aspects to this case: first, given the large size of her hernia, her only complaint was mild shortness of breath and second, the innovative use of mesh as a suture bolster.

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Dante and the poetics of vision Dante’s Vita Nuova is not only an account of a young man struggling for love; it is also a recollection of a series of dreams or visions, which accordingly have a more profound sense. In the Divine Comedy, Dante appears as the visionary who after having seen Heaven and Hell is striving to forward his vision to whom it may concern. His work is marked by the desire to transcribe images into words, and this gives us the opportunity to study the rhetorical procedures which bestow legitimacy unto a work of art.

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