Death Caused by Hepatodiaphragmatic Interposition of the Colon
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- 作者：Dmitrij Fomin ; Vilma Baranauskaitė ; Sigitas Laima ; Algimantas Jasulaitis and Donatas Petroška
- 刊名：Journal of Forensic Sciences
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：January 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：62
- 期：1
- 页码：247-249
- 全文大小：451K
- ISSN：1556-4029
文摘
Hepatodiaphragmatic interposition of the colon is a rare, usually asymptomatic, anomaly and is typically an incidental radiologic finding. There are few cases in the literature describing the symptomatic form of the condition, known as Chilaiditi syndrome. In some cases, it may be accompanied by various severe complications. If symptoms are present, usually conservative treatment is given. However, conservative treatment only addresses the symptoms but does not prevent their recurrence and possible complications. Our present report shows that this anomaly may not only cause symptoms, but may also progress and cause severe complications, in our case—megacolon leading to right heart failure and, ultimately, death. To date, however, there have been no literature reports of death caused by colonic interposition. Therefore, it is important to draw attention to the importance of this anomaly and its appropriate diagnosis and treatment to ensure the most favorable patient outcomes.