MASSIVE PARAESOPHAGEAL HIATUS-HERNIA CONTAINING COLON AND STOMACH WITH ORGANO-AXIAL VOLVULUS IN A CHILD

SENOCAK M., BUYUKPAMUKCU N., HICSONMEZ A.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.32, no.1, pp.53-58, 1990 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 32 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 1990
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.53-58
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Paraesophageal hiatus hernia is a very rare entity in children. The majority of cases remain asymptomatic and some are diagnosed incidentally. The clinical course of a massive paraesophageal hiatus hernia containing colon and stomach in a five-year-old boy is presented.