[Impaired lung function and anemia from large hiatal hernia: a case report]

Recenti Prog Med. 2013 May;104(5):200-2. doi: 10.1701/1291.14276.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

We present the clinical case of a 54 years old man who accessed for dyspnea and severe anemia. After being transfused, he underwent to gastroscopy, which showed an erosive gastritis with large hiatal hernia. The hernia was surgically reduced with laparoscopic hiatoplastic and Nissen-Rossetti fundoplication. In conclusion, dyspnea is not merely a medical competence but also a surgical one.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / etiology*
  • Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / therapy
  • Dyspnea / etiology*
  • Dyspnea / physiopathology
  • Endoscopy, Digestive System
  • Fundoplication
  • Gastritis / etiology
  • Gastritis / pathology
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux / etiology
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Hernia, Hiatal / blood
  • Hernia, Hiatal / complications*
  • Hernia, Hiatal / diagnostic imaging
  • Hernia, Hiatal / physiopathology
  • Hernia, Hiatal / surgery
  • Herniorrhaphy
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Respiratory Mechanics
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed