Title of article :
Esophageal Hiatal Hernia: A Possible Scintigraphic Feature
Author/Authors :
Farzanefar ، Saeed Department of Nuclear Medicine - Vali-Asr Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Zarei ، Mahya Research Center for Nuclear Medicine, Shariati Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Mirzabeigi ، Arefeh Research Center for Nuclear Medicine, Shariati Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Abbasi ، Mehrshad Department of Nuclear Medicine - Vali-Asr Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Abstract :
An 81-year-old woman with symptoms of upper Gastrointestinal (GI) obstruction but with no supporting evidence for obstruction in previous endoscopies was studied with a solid-liquid gastric emptying scintigraphic examination. There was evidence of accumulation of the tracer in a part of the stomach in the thorax before filling the stomach. The paraesophageal hiatal hernia was suspected. The diagnosis was not confirmed by other modalities and the patient passed away after upper GI bleeding a month later.
Keywords :
Gastric emptying , Hiatal hernia , Scintigraphy
Journal title :
Case Reports in Clinical Practice
Journal title :
Case Reports in Clinical Practice
