title: Congenital paraesophageal hernia presenting with severe gastroesophageal reflux.
abstract: Paraesophageal hernia in children is relatively rare entity. These children usually present with recurrent respiratory tract infection or vague GI symptoms. An 11 year female presented with episodic vomiting, heartburn and features of hypocalcemic tetany. Investigations revealed right paraesophageal hernia. Reduction of the contents and repair of the defect with fundoplication was done. Patient is asymptomatic on follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, L.T.M. Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai-400022, India.
authors.forename: Raghunath B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Dipali
authors.forename: Paras R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Kothari
authors.forename: Dinesh K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Sarda
authors.forename: Nutan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.forename: Preeti
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shanbhag
authors.forename: Vaishali
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: More
authors.forename: Bharati
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000209:etiology*; D006551:Hernia, Hiatal / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital*; D006801:Humans; D012720:Severity of Illness Index