Misdiagnosis of the Chilaiditi syndrome.
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Chilaiditi syndrome
Chilaiditi syndrome or subphrenic interposition of the colon, is a rare condition with an incidence of 0.025% 0.28% in radiographs and mostly diagnosed as an incidental finding. We report the case of a 67-years-old male, heavy smoker, with history of intermittent abdominal pain, who reported cough and muco-purulent sputum without fever or dyspnea. Physical examination showed bilateral bronchial...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1987
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.295.6613.1655-a