[Chilaiditi syndrome - a case report]. / Zespól Chilaiditi ­ opis przypadku.

The abnormality being the result of a certain transposition of the large intestine winding in between diaphragm and the liver, owes it's name to a so called Chilaiditi symptom. This symptom is rarely recognized for at most 0,025-0,28% of the whole population statistics - wise. The Chilaiditi symptom can be examined without any serious (abdominal) pain indication, when conducting the gastrointestinal examination with the implication of the different disorders. When carrying out the diagnostic examination, it is strongly recommended to take notice of patients suffering from the pain in abdominal area, especially in case of the patients with the developed air - structure under the right side copula of the diaphragm. The transposition of the large instestine winding between the diaphragm and the liver, may lead to the blood structure disorders along the part of patient's spot - pressed intestine and be the cause of the other afflictions. The circumstance as such is thus called by the name of Chilaiditi syndrome. The respective recognition of this syndrome may prevent the patient from any unnecessary assignment for a diagnostic and (or) any other therapeutic procedures in place.It may as well minimize the overall diagnostic treatment time lapse - usually concentrated on the pain relief treatment in the aftermath. The patients without examined affliction, (ex.) due to the liver disorders and the awareness of the existence of this syndrome in general, can be an indicator for taking up a decision for when it comes to the liver biopsy. This due to the risk of any perforation of the digestive tract. A CASE REPORT: The report describes case of the 56-year-old male patient, directed onto the surgery department by cause of a quite significant epigastric pain in the right side of the abdomen, however without any of the peritoneal symptoms indicated. The x-ray examination of the chest has indicated presence of the air - structure under the diaphragm copula. Having stated that and without any other signals of the serious abdominal inflammation, this symptom gave trigger for the assumption of the gastrointestinal perforation. As a result, the tomography scan has revealed high curve placement of the diaphragm going along the patient's front lobe of the liver. In the result the Chilaiditi syndrome has been recognized by the patient, where the symptom based treatment has prescribed leading the same to the absolute healing results as an outcome. After leaving the surgery by the patient, it has been made use of the re-directory to the leading gastroenterology practice for any further control checks. In the aftermath of the several year long observation, none of the abdominal pains have been reported back. CONCLUSIONS: Presence of the air - structure under the diaphragm copula without any typical affliction in relation to digestive tract perforation might be the result of transposition of the large intestine winding between diaphragm and the liver - called the Chilaiditi syndrome.

[Intestinal endometriosis - a case report]. / Endometrioza jelit jako problem diagnostyczny ­ opis przypadku.

Endometriosis intestines due to its non-specific symptoms can pose diagnostic problems, a lack of or incorrect treatment worsens the quality of life, sometimes leading to serious complications. The differential diagnosis of abdominal pain, especially in patients of reproductive age should be taken disease into account. Often abdominal pain in young women are classified as a functional gastrointestinal disorder, and only carefully collected intelligence allows you to focus on the diagnosis of endometriosis, especially if the symptoms significantly impair quality of life. A CASE REPORT: A woman 32 year old who was admitted to the department of gastroenterology because of increasing pain in the abdomen. Due to the deteriorating condition of the patient, the characteristics of mechanical obstruction on imaging studies was transferred to the surgical ward with suspected Crohn's disease. She was treated surgically. Histopathological examination found endometriosis. CONCLUSIONS: Endometriosis outside the sex system can lead to serious complications.