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Asymptomatic giant hiatal hernia with double heart shadow

Authors: Nainar Madhu Sankar, Gopal Murugesan, Sezhiyan Thandavarayan, Jayasimha Reddy

Published in: Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | Issue 1/2023

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Giant hiatal hernias are rare, accounting for 0.3% of all hiatal hernias. We report a case of giant hiatal hernia in an elderly male diagnosed incidentally on evaluation of polytrauma.

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Title: Asymptomatic giant hiatal hernia with double heart shadow
Authors: Nainar Madhu Sankar
Gopal Murugesan
Sezhiyan Thandavarayan
Jayasimha Reddy
Publication date: 01-08-2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore
Keywords: Computed Tomography
Polytrauma
Computed Tomography
Polytrauma
Published in: Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery / Issue 1/2023
Print ISSN: 0970-9134
Electronic ISSN: 0973-7723
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-022-01396-1

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