Chilaiditi's syndrome--successful surgical correction.
A 2-year-old child is presented with irregular frequent vomiting leading to a very severe marasmus. Only repeated radiological investigations revealed the hepatodiaphragmatic interposition of the colon. Two years after surgery she has nearly doubled her body-weight.
D003106:Colon / Q000002:abnormalities*; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008099:Liver / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000209:etiology; D013577:Syndrome; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology