Hiatus hernia in a 6-year-old boy: A rare presentation

Gajendra Vikram Singh; Ajay Kumar Verma; Mayank Mishra; Santosh Kumar; Ved Prakash; Surya Kant; Virendra Kumar; Ankit Bhatia

Hiatus hernia in a 6-year-old boy: A rare presentation

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International Journal of Medicine and Public Health,2014,4,4,514-516.

DOI:10.4103/2230-8598.144135

Published:October/2014

Type:Case Report

Hiatus hernia in a 6-year-old boy: A rare presentation

Gajendra Vikram Singh, Ajay Kumar Verma¹, Mayank Mishra², Santosh Kumar, Ved Prakash1, Surya Kant¹, Virendra Kumar³, Ankit Bhatia¹

Department of TB and Chest Diseases, SN Medical College, Agra,

¹Department of Pulmonary Medicine, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, ³Department of Medicine, M.R.A. Medical College, Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh,

²Department of Pulmonary Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India

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Hiatus hernia refers to upward displacement of the stomach through the diaphragmatic esophageal hiatus into the thoracic cavity. It is rare in children and may be asymptomatic or may present with various symptoms. We are reporting a case of sliding hiatus hernia detected incidentally in a 6 year old boy.

Keywords:Barium swallow, chest radiograph, Computed tomography scan, Hiatus hernia

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Singh GVikram, Verma AKumar, Mishra M, Kumar S, Prakash V, Kant S, et al. Hiatus hernia in a 6-year-old boy: A rare presentation. International Journal of Medicine and Public Health. 2014;4(4):514-516.

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