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Sliding hiatal hernia with intrathoracic stomach and obstructed colon
1Department of Surgery, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Abstract:
A 61-year-old woman was admitted to hospital with features of subacute bowel obstruction. Contrast enema and computed tomography (CT) scanning showed evidence of a diaphragmatic hernia. The patient underwent thoraco-laparotomy which revealed a sliding hiatal hernia with transverse colon in the hernial sac. Repair of the defect and segmental resection of the colon were performed, with good postoperative recovery.