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.
Chilaiditi's syndrome; Megaduodenum; Megacolon
Chilaiditi's syndrome; Megaduodenum; Megacolon
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Síndrome de chilaiditi associada a megaduodeno e megacólon transverso
Chilaiditi syndrome associated to megaduodenum and transverse megacolon
Francisco Edilson Leite Pinto Júnior, TCBC-RNI; Andrea Fernandes, TCBC-RNII; Samir Assi João, ACBC-RNIII
IProfessor Assistente da Disciplina de Técnica Operatória e Cirurgia Experimental e Coordenador da Residência de Cirurgia Geral da UFRN. Mestre em Cirurgia pela UFPE
IIResidente de Cirurgia Geral da UFRN
IIIChefe da Disciplina de Cirurgia III da UFRN
Endereço para correspondência Endereço para correspondência: Dr. Francisco Edilson Leite Pinto Junior Av. Brigadeiro Gomes Ribeiro, 1025 59056-520 - Natal - RN E-mail: edilsonpinto@uol.com.br
ABSTRACT
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.
Key words: Chilaiditi's syndrome; Megaduodenum; Megacolon.
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Recebido em 31/3/99
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Trabalho realizado na Disciplina de Técnica Operatória e Cirurgia Experimental do Departamento de Cirurgia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte - UFRN.
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Datas de Publicação
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Publicação nesta coleção
31 Jul 2009 -
Data do Fascículo
Fev 2000
Histórico
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Aceito
04 Out 1999 -
Recebido
31 Mar 1999
