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Chilaiditi syndrome

MedGen UID:
452355
•Concept ID:
C0267494
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Chilaiditi Syndrome; Chilaiditi's Syndrome; Chilaiditis Syndrome; Syndrome, Chilaiditi; Syndrome, Chilaiditi's
SNOMED CT: Hepatodiaphragmatic colonic interposition (14911005); Subphrenic interposition syndrome (14911005); Chilaiditi's syndrome (14911005)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0043343

Definition

Interposition of a portion of the colon (e.g., sigmoid colon) between the liver and the diaphragm. It is associated with abdominal pain, vomiting, constipation, anorexia and volvulus. Chilaiditi anomaly refers to asymptomatic interposition. [from MONDO]

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CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVChilaiditi syndrome

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Surgical treatment of chronic colostasis in children: a ten-year experience.
Bodnar OB, Vatamanesku LI, Bodnar BM, Sydorchuk RI
Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi 2014 Jul-Sep;118(3):661-6. PMID: 25341281

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Chilaiditi sign.
Indiran V, Kannan K, Ramachandra Prasad T, Maduraimuthu P
Abdom Radiol (NY) 2017 Aug;42(8):2188-2189. doi: 10.1007/s00261-017-1104-9. PMID: 28314917
Anterior hepatic grooves accompanied by Chilaiditi sign: a retrospective radiological analysis of a neglected anatomical fact.
Yavuz A, Batur A, Bulut MD, Bora A, Göya C, Andic C, Beyazal M, Olmez S
Surg Radiol Anat 2015 Jul;37(5):483-92. Epub 2015 Feb 12 doi: 10.1007/s00276-015-1443-6. PMID: 25672511
Transverse colon volvulus and Chilaiditi syndrome: an exceptional association.
Nofuentes C, Mella M, Soliveres E, Pérez-Bru S, García-Marín A, García-García S
Am Surg 2011 Nov;77(11):E244-5. PMID: 22196638
Intestinal interposition: the prevalence and clinical relevance of non-hepatodiaphragmatic conditions (non-Chilaiditi forms) documented by CT and review of the literature.
Bredolo F, Esposito A, Casiraghi E, Cornalba G, Biondetti P
Radiol Med 2011 Jun;116(4):607-19. Epub 2011 Mar 19 doi: 10.1007/s11547-011-0665-x. PMID: 21424563
Chilaiditi syndrome and recurrent colonic volvulus: a case report.
Matthews J, Beck GW, Bowley DM, Kingsnorth AN
J R Nav Med Serv 2001;87(2):111-2. PMID: 11852704

Diagnosis

Chilaiditi sign.
Gray P
Med J Aust 2019 Oct;211(8):347-347.e1. Epub 2019 Sep 22 doi: 10.5694/mja2.50347. PMID: 31544251
Chilaiditi syndrome.
Karaman O, Kahyaoglu M, Alpay E, Kalaycı A, Gecmen C
Korean J Intern Med 2018 Nov;33(6):1255. Epub 2018 Jul 23 doi: 10.3904/kjim.2016.403. PMID: 30025442Free PMC Article
Chilaiditi sign.
Indiran V, Kannan K, Ramachandra Prasad T, Maduraimuthu P
Abdom Radiol (NY) 2017 Aug;42(8):2188-2189. doi: 10.1007/s00261-017-1104-9. PMID: 28314917
Chilaiditi syndrome.
Chen SY, Chen NF, Lu CS
QJM 2016 Sep;109(9):625-6. Epub 2016 Jul 18 doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcw102. PMID: 27433026
Cholesterol metabolism deficiency.
Jira P
Handb Clin Neurol 2013;113:1845-50. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-59565-2.00054-X. PMID: 23622407

Therapy

A rare cause of sudden chest pain and dyspnea: A CARE-compliant case report of Chilaiditi syndrome.
Xu Y, Wang Q, Meng G, Li D, Ma Z, Gao P, Zhang J, Zhang Q, Su Z
Medicine (Baltimore) 2020 May;99(20):e20220. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000020220. PMID: 32443352Free PMC Article
A "Nonemergent" Case of Air Under the Diaphragm.
Lakhani DA, Hadi Y, Smith M
Gastroenterology 2020 Dec;159(6):2028-2029. Epub 2020 Apr 30 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.04.053. PMID: 32360660Free PMC Article
Chilaiditi's Syndrome After Colonoscopy.
Bernui G, Tagle M
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2020 Jan;18(1):e3. Epub 2019 Feb 27 doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2019.02.035. PMID: 30825529
Chilaiditi syndrome.
Karaman O, Kahyaoglu M, Alpay E, Kalaycı A, Gecmen C
Korean J Intern Med 2018 Nov;33(6):1255. Epub 2018 Jul 23 doi: 10.3904/kjim.2016.403. PMID: 30025442Free PMC Article
Chilaiditi syndrome precipitated by colonoscopy: a case report and review of the literature.
Yin AX, Park GH, Garnett GM, Balfour JF
Hawaii J Med Public Health 2012 Jun;71(6):158-62. PMID: 22787564Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Chilaiditi syndrome.
Karaman O, Kahyaoglu M, Alpay E, Kalaycı A, Gecmen C
Korean J Intern Med 2018 Nov;33(6):1255. Epub 2018 Jul 23 doi: 10.3904/kjim.2016.403. PMID: 30025442Free PMC Article
Death Caused by Hepatodiaphragmatic Interposition of the Colon.
Fomin D, Baranauskaitė V, Laima S, Jasulaitis A, Petroška D
J Forensic Sci 2017 Jan;62(1):247-249. Epub 2016 Nov 11 doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.13232. PMID: 27861867
Transverse colon volvulus and Chilaiditi syndrome: an exceptional association.
Nofuentes C, Mella M, Soliveres E, Pérez-Bru S, García-Marín A, García-García S
Am Surg 2011 Nov;77(11):E244-5. PMID: 22196638
Chilaiditi syndrome complicated by cecal perforation.
Aldoss IT, Abuzetun JY, Nusair M, Suker M, Porter J
South Med J 2009 Aug;102(8):841-3. doi: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181ad5d62. PMID: 19593284
Chilaiditi syndrome and recurrent colonic volvulus: a case report.
Matthews J, Beck GW, Bowley DM, Kingsnorth AN
J R Nav Med Serv 2001;87(2):111-2. PMID: 11852704

Clinical prediction guides

Chilaiditi Sign and Chilaiditi Syndrome in Pregnancy.
Augustin G, Separovic I, Bajramovic D
J Emerg Med 2020 Aug;59(2):e73-e76. Epub 2020 Jun 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2020.04.055. PMID: 32532582
An uncommon cause of acute abdomen in an acromegalic patient: colonic volvulus.
Hancerliogullari O, Senocak R, Kaymak S, Lapsekili E, Sinan H
Ann Ital Chir 2018;89:572-576. PMID: 30665214
Chilaiditi syndrome.
Karaman O, Kahyaoglu M, Alpay E, Kalaycı A, Gecmen C
Korean J Intern Med 2018 Nov;33(6):1255. Epub 2018 Jul 23 doi: 10.3904/kjim.2016.403. PMID: 30025442Free PMC Article
Impact of county disadvantage on behavior problems among US children with cognitive delay.
Cheng ER, Park H, Robert SA, Palta M, Witt WP
Am J Public Health 2014 Nov;104(11):2114-21. Epub 2014 Sep 11 doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302119. PMID: 25211742Free PMC Article
Intestinal interposition: the prevalence and clinical relevance of non-hepatodiaphragmatic conditions (non-Chilaiditi forms) documented by CT and review of the literature.
Bredolo F, Esposito A, Casiraghi E, Cornalba G, Biondetti P
Radiol Med 2011 Jun;116(4):607-19. Epub 2011 Mar 19 doi: 10.1007/s11547-011-0665-x. PMID: 21424563

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