title: Symptom-producing interposition of the colon. Clinical syndrome in mentally deficient adults.
abstract: Interposition of the colon between the liver and diaphragm, ie. Chilaiditi's syndrome, visible during roentgenographic examination, has been described as an asymptomatic finding in adults of no clinical importance: it is occasionally symptom-producing in children. In mentally retarded adults, however, a unique syndrome commonly occurs, characterized by nausea, pain, vomiting, anorexia, distension, audible bowel sounds, and constipation: all are associated with three roentgenographic features of interposition. The symptoms respond to simple treatment and can be prevented by routine prophylactic measures.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000334:Aerophagy / Q000150:complications; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003106:Colon / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications*; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis; D008099:Liver; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013577:Syndrome