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.
Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Vivien Wai-Yin
VW
Wong
Shirley
S
Yuk-Wah Liu
Philip
P
Wai-Yan Chiu
Simon
S
Kin-Hung Wong
Enders
E
Kwok-Wai Ng
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