title: Diaphragmatic herniation of the large bowel associated with unusual clinical and electrocardiographic presentation.
abstract: This is the first case reported of combined hiatus hernia of the stomach and herniation of the splenic flexure of the colon through the oesophageal hiatus. It was associated with unusual clinical and electrocardiographic findings. We postulate that these were the result of an increase in intrathoracic pressure induced by the herniating structures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Agios Andreas General Hospital, Patras, Greece.
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Kounis
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Zavras
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Papadaki
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Artinopoulos
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Hadjiioannou
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Goudevenos
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Feretis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Frangides
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006547:Hernia / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000150:complications*