Parahiatal hernia with gastric obstruction in a child.
Parahiatal hernia refers to herniation of abdominal viscera into the chest adjacent to an intact hiatus. Spontaneously occurring parahiatal herniae are extremely rare. We report a 4-year-old boy who presented with intermittent vomiting and had such a hernia, where the herniated stomach had undergone partial volvulus. He was symptom-free after surgical repair.
Chattopadhyay
Anindya
A
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal 576 119, Karnataka. achattopadhyay@yahoo.com
Prakash
Bhanu
B
Vijayakumar
Nagendhar
Yoga
Y
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures; D017219:Gastric Outlet Obstruction / Q000150:complications*; D006551:Hernia, Hiatal / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013277:Stomach Volvulus / Q000601:surgery