title: Treatment of Chilaiditi syndrome using laparoscopic surgery.
abstract: Chilaiditi syndrome is defined as the interposition of the bowel between the liver and right diaphragm. It is a rare disease and may be difficult to diagnose and manage. Treatment for asymptomatic patients with Chilaiditi is usually conservative and does not require surgical intervention, but surgery may be necessary if conservative treatment fails. This report describes a rare case of Chilaiditi syndrome causing small bowel obstruction and corrected using laparoscopic surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New-Tokyo Hospital, Matsudo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kodai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New-Tokyo Hospital, Matsudo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideto
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New-Tokyo Hospital, Matsudo, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Katsube
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New-Tokyo Hospital, Matsudo, Japan.
authors.forename: Ayaka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsuboi
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New-Tokyo Hospital, Matsudo, Japan.
authors.forename: Masatoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New-Tokyo Hospital, Matsudo, Japan.
authors.forename: Emi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ota
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New-Tokyo Hospital, Matsudo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuhito
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mita
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New-Tokyo Hospital, Matsudo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Asakawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New-Tokyo Hospital, Matsudo, Japan.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New-Tokyo Hospital, Matsudo, Japan.
authors.forename: Keiichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujino
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D059269:Chilaiditi Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Chilaiditi sign; Chilaiditi syndrome; ileus