Diseases

Chilaiditi Syndrome

Interposition of a portion of the colon (e.g., SIGMOID COLON) between the liver and the diaphragm. It is associated with abdominal pain, vomiting, constipation, anorexia and volvulus. Chilaiditi anomaly refers to asymptomatic interposition.

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Interposition of a portion of the colon (e.g., SIGMOID COLON) between the liver and the diaphragm. It is associated with abdominal pain, vomiting, constipation, anorexia and volvulus. Chilaiditi anomaly refers to asymptomatic interposition.

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  • Chilaiditi's Syndrome
  • Chilaiditis Syndrome
  • Syndrome, Chilaiditi
  • Syndrome, Chilaiditi's
  • Chilaiditi Anomaly
  • Chilaiditi's Anomaly
  • Anomaly, Chilaiditi
  • Anomaly, Chilaiditi's
  • Chilaiditis Anomaly

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2012

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Chilaiditi Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D059269. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D059269
  2. Chilaiditi Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilaiditi_syndrome
  3. Chilaiditi Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1072673