title: Sliding hiatal hernia with intrathoracic stomach and obstructed colon.
abstract: A 61-year-old woman was admitted to hospital with features of subacute bowel obstruction. Contrast enema and computed tomography (CT) scanning showed evidence of a diaphragmatic hernia. The patient underwent thoraco-laparotomy which revealed a sliding hiatal hernia with transverse colon in the hernial sac. Repair of the defect and segmental resection of the colon were performed, with good postoperative recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Madiba
mesh_terms: D001466:Barium Sulfate; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D004733:Enema; D005260:Female; D006551:Hernia, Hiatal / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013270:Stomach / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D001466:Barium Sulfate