title: [Perforation of a hiatal hernia after a high altitude flight].
abstract: We report the case of a 84-year-old patient who came to the emergency department for vomiting and epigastralgia which had occurred during an air flight. These symptoms were related to the intraabdominal perforation of a massive hiatal hernia on barotrauma due to high altitude.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie, CH Molière Longchamp, rue Marconi 142 1190 Bruxelles, Belgique. Roselyne@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kenfack
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Debaize
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sztern
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Joukovsky
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000401:Aircraft; D000531:Altitude; D001274:Atmospheric Pressure; D001469:Barotrauma / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006551:Hernia, Hiatal / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010439:Peptic Ulcer Perforation / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014195:Travel; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology