Síndrome de chilaiditi associada a megaduodeno e megacólon transverso

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Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2000-02

RESUMO

Chilaiditi syndrome is a rare abnormality, uncommon in children, whith an incidence increasing with the age, ranging from 0.025% to 0.28% in the general population usually affecting males. The patients are usually asymptomatics and the syndrome is incidently discover through radiologic exams. However, abdominal pain and distention, nauseas, vomits and changes in intestinal habits, and even intestinal obstruction can occur. The authors report a case of a patient with Chilaiditi's syndrome associated to megastomach, megaduodenum and megacolon.

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