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J Ultrasound
; 26(4): 945-950, 2023 Dec.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36445683
RESUMO
Hiatal hernia is the passage of digestive tract portions into the posterior mediastinum through a defect in the esophageal diaphragmatic hiatus. By guidelines, the diagnosis uses first-level radiographic investigations such as chest X-ray and contrastographic methods. As of today, use of ultrasonography in the suspicion/diagnosis of hiatal hernia is not standardized although it shows advantages such as not using ionizing radiation, which is essential in the small pediatric patient. We report the case of a little 4-month-old patient who came to our attention for dysphagia, vomiting and borborygmus to whom Type II hiatal hernia was suspected by ultrasound investigation, later confirmed by guidelines approved methods.