Differentiating Chilaiditi signs from Chilaiditi syndrome

Chilaiditi is an extremely rare anatomical condition, which may present asymptomatically or symptomatically with or without complications. Differentiation between chilaiditi signs and chilaiditi syndrome and having knowledge of the possible complications is important so as to decide when to operate...

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Main Authors: Ankit Shukla, Ramesh Bharti, Amar Verma, Rajesh Chaudhary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: GESDAV 2017-09-01
Series:Archives of Clinical and Experimental Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=210726
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author Ankit Shukla
Ramesh Bharti
Amar Verma
Rajesh Chaudhary
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description Chilaiditi is an extremely rare anatomical condition, which may present asymptomatically or symptomatically with or without complications. Differentiation between chilaiditi signs and chilaiditi syndrome and having knowledge of the possible complications is important so as to decide when to operate and when not to. Here, we present a rare case of a 66-year-old gentleman with chilaiditi syndrome causing complete obstruction of a small bowel loop. [Arch Clin Exp Surg 2017; 6(3.000): 168-170]
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spelling doaj.art-a34e125876214fbfb0ac2ad0702a90922023-02-15T16:07:52ZengGESDAVArchives of Clinical and Experimental Surgery2146-81332017-09-016316817010.5455/aces.20160324070644210726Differentiating Chilaiditi signs from Chilaiditi syndromeAnkit Shukla0Ramesh Bharti1Amar Verma2Rajesh Chaudhary3Senior Resident, Department of General Surgery, Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College Kangra at Tanda, Himachal Pradesh (Pin 176001), India Professor & Head, Department of General Surgery, Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College Kangra at Tanda, Himachal Pradesh (Pin 176001), India Assistant Professor, Department of General Surgery, Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College Kangra at Tanda, Himachal Pradesh (Pin 176001), India Senior Resident, Department of General Surgery, Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College Kangra at Tanda, Himachal Pradesh (Pin 176001), IndiaChilaiditi is an extremely rare anatomical condition, which may present asymptomatically or symptomatically with or without complications. Differentiation between chilaiditi signs and chilaiditi syndrome and having knowledge of the possible complications is important so as to decide when to operate and when not to. Here, we present a rare case of a 66-year-old gentleman with chilaiditi syndrome causing complete obstruction of a small bowel loop. [Arch Clin Exp Surg 2017; 6(3.000): 168-170]http://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=210726ChilaiditipneumoperitoneumChilaiditi signChilaiditi syndrome
spellingShingle Ankit Shukla
Ramesh Bharti
Amar Verma
Rajesh Chaudhary
Differentiating Chilaiditi signs from Chilaiditi syndrome
Archives of Clinical and Experimental Surgery
Chilaiditi
pneumoperitoneum
Chilaiditi sign
Chilaiditi syndrome
title Differentiating Chilaiditi signs from Chilaiditi syndrome
title_full Differentiating Chilaiditi signs from Chilaiditi syndrome
title_fullStr Differentiating Chilaiditi signs from Chilaiditi syndrome
title_full_unstemmed Differentiating Chilaiditi signs from Chilaiditi syndrome
title_short Differentiating Chilaiditi signs from Chilaiditi syndrome
title_sort differentiating chilaiditi signs from chilaiditi syndrome
topic Chilaiditi
pneumoperitoneum
Chilaiditi sign
Chilaiditi syndrome
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