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[Perforation of a hiatal hernia after a high altitude flight].

Authors :
Kenfack R
Debaize S
Sztern B
Joukovsky P
Source :
Revue medicale de Liege [Rev Med Liege] 2007 Mar; Vol. 62 (3), pp. 144-6.
Publication Year :
2007

Abstract

We report the case of a 84-year-old patient who came to the emergency department for vomiting and epigastralgia which had occurred during an air flight. These symptoms were related to the intraabdominal perforation of a massive hiatal hernia on barotrauma due to high altitude.

Details

Language :
French
ISSN :
0370-629X
Volume :
62
Issue :
3
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Revue medicale de Liege
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
17511380