title: Chilaiditi's syndrome complicated by colon perforation: a case report.
abstract: Hepatodiaphragmatic interposition of the small or large intestine is known as Chilaiditi syndrome, whichis a rare disease diagnosed incidentally. Chilaiditi syndrome is typically asymptomatic, but it can be associated with symptoms ranging from intermittent, mild abdominal pain to acute intestinal obstruction, constipation, chest pain and breathlessness. A 54-year-old male patient was admitted to the hospital with a history of abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. Chest X-ray revealed an elevation of the right hemidiaphragma caused by the presence of a dilated colonic loop below. The patient underwent urgent surgery with perforation as preliminary diagnosis. The patient underwent right hemicolectomy and ileocolic anastomosis because of the intestinal obstruction related to Chilaiditi's Syndrome. Due to the rarity of this syndrome and typical radiological findings, this case was aimed to be presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, İzmir Katip Çelebi University Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey. drturanacar1982@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Turan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Acar
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, İzmir Katip Çelebi University Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erdinç
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kamer
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, İzmir Katip Çelebi University Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nihan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Acar
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, İzmir Katip Çelebi University Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Er
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, İzmir Katip Çelebi University Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peşkersoy
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology; D059269:Chilaiditi Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003082:Colectomy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic