Chilaiditi's syndrome: a nonemergent cause of "free gas under diaphragm".
A 52-year-old woman had a chest radiograph performed for dysphagia. Apart from the related esophageal abnormality, another striking feature was noted: free gas under the diaphragm. The patient, however, complained of no other gastrointestinal symptom and showed no sign of peritonism.
Wong
Vivien Wai-Yin
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Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Yuk-Wah Liu
Shirley
S
Wai-Yan Chiu
Philip
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Kin-Hung Wong
Simon
S
Kwok-Wai Ng
Enders
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D000388:Air; D003106:Colon / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D004931:Esophageal Achalasia / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed