Colonic Interposition between the Liver and Diaphragm: “The Chilaiditi Sign”
A 90-year-old wheelchair bound male was brought to the emergency department with complaints of worsening abdominal pain over the last 2-3 days. The patient also had difficulty in passing urine. Abdominal examination revealed tenderness in the umbilical and hypogastric area without rebound tenderness...
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| description | A 90-year-old wheelchair bound male was brought to the emergency department with complaints of worsening abdominal pain over the last 2-3 days. The patient also had difficulty in passing urine. Abdominal examination revealed tenderness in the umbilical and hypogastric area without rebound tenderness or guarding. Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen showed a loop of colon interpositioned between the liver and the right hemidiaphragm (the Chilaiditi sign), mimicking free air. Foley’s catheter was placed and the patient was managed conservatively. The patient clinically improved with improvement of the abdominal pain. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d7d352d1e5004d7ab07e30619b3447ba2025-02-03T01:23:04ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology2291-27892291-27972016-01-01201610.1155/2016/21747042174704Colonic Interposition between the Liver and Diaphragm: “The Chilaiditi Sign”Nita Nair0Zeina Takieddine1Hassan Tariq2Department of Medicine, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, 1650 Selwyn Avenue, Suite No. 10C, Bronx, NY 10457, USADepartment of Medicine, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, 1650 Selwyn Avenue, Suite No. 10C, Bronx, NY 10457, USADepartment of Medicine, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, 1650 Selwyn Avenue, Suite No. 10C, Bronx, NY 10457, USAA 90-year-old wheelchair bound male was brought to the emergency department with complaints of worsening abdominal pain over the last 2-3 days. The patient also had difficulty in passing urine. Abdominal examination revealed tenderness in the umbilical and hypogastric area without rebound tenderness or guarding. Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen showed a loop of colon interpositioned between the liver and the right hemidiaphragm (the Chilaiditi sign), mimicking free air. Foley’s catheter was placed and the patient was managed conservatively. The patient clinically improved with improvement of the abdominal pain.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2174704 |
| spellingShingle | Nita Nair Zeina Takieddine Hassan Tariq Colonic Interposition between the Liver and Diaphragm: “The Chilaiditi Sign” Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology |
| title | Colonic Interposition between the Liver and Diaphragm: “The Chilaiditi Sign” |
| title_full | Colonic Interposition between the Liver and Diaphragm: “The Chilaiditi Sign” |
| title_fullStr | Colonic Interposition between the Liver and Diaphragm: “The Chilaiditi Sign” |
| title_full_unstemmed | Colonic Interposition between the Liver and Diaphragm: “The Chilaiditi Sign” |
| title_short | Colonic Interposition between the Liver and Diaphragm: “The Chilaiditi Sign” |
| title_sort | colonic interposition between the liver and diaphragm the chilaiditi sign |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2174704 |
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