title: [Potentialities of computed tomography in the diagnosis of hiatal hernia].
abstract: An analysis of the results of 98 studies has demonstrated the potentialities of X-ray computed tomography in the diagnosis of hiatal hernia (HH), provided the X-ray computed tomography (XCT) semiotics of HH. It has found that XCT may directly visualize and objectively evaluate anatomic structures, such as diagraphmatic crus and esophageal foremen. It has emphasized that when XCT of abdominal and thoracic organs is performed, it is necessary to include the areas of diagragmatic curs and esophageal foramen into the list of anatomic structures binding for visual assessment and characterization, which in combination with other studies will assist in the early diagnosis of hiatal hernia and eventually expand the potentialities of XCT to a greater extent.
authors.affiliation: N. A. Semashko Central Clinical Hospital, Ministry of Railways of the Russian Federation, Moscow.
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Gorshkov
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006551:Hernia, Hiatal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed