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DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIATION OF THE LARGE BOWEL ASSOCIATED WITH UNUSUAL CLINICAL AND ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC PRESENTATION |
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| Authors: | NG Kounis MD FACC GM Zavras MD PJ Papadaki MD CJ Artinopoulos MD AN Hadjuoannou MD JA Goudevenos MD AB Feretis MD C Frangides MD |
| Affiliation: | 1. Departments of Medicine and Radiology, Agios Andreas General Hospital, Patras, Greece;2. Departments of Medicine and Radiology, Agios Andreas General Hospital, Patras, Greece School of Health and Social Sciences, Patras, Greece Technological and Educational Institution, Patras, Greece Department of Cardiology, Ioannina Medical School, Ioannina, Greece |
| Abstract: | SUMMARY This is the first case reported of combined hiatus hernia of the stomach and herniation of the splenic flexure of the colon through the oesophageal hiatus. It was associated with unusual clinical and electrocardiographic findings. We postulate that these were the result of an increase in intrathoracic pressure induced by the herniating structures. |
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