title: Paraesophageal hernia causing colonic obstruction.
abstract: In a paraesophageal hernia, the esophagogastric junction remains below the hiatus while portions of the fundus or other parts of the stomach herniate in front and to the left of the esophagogastric junction through the hiatus into the thorax. We describe an unusual presentation of a paraesophageal hernia, in which herniation of the splenic flexure of the colon led to colonic obstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11219.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Farrell
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Gerard
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bryk
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D004733:Enema; D005260:Female; D006551:Hernia, Hiatal / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D001466:Barium Sulfate