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Chilaiditi Sign (CSign) is a condition where the
colon, or more rarely a small bowel segment, is in-
terposed between the liver and the diaphragm. The
incidence in the general population is 0.025-0.28%.
The incidence increases with age and the male/female
ratio is 4/1.
1
It is often asymptomatic and usually di-
agnosed incidentally. This condition is defined as
CSign.
2
However, it may present with various symp-
toms such as loss of appetite, abdominal pain, con-
stipation, hiccups, nausea, vomiting, dyspnea, cough,
chest pain, and renal colic pain and these symptoms
may be acute, chronic, or recurrent. It is defined as
CS when it is symptomatic.
1
In light of literature find-
ings, we present the case of a 62-year-old asympto-
matic female patient who was evaluated for iron
deficiency anaemia. She developed sudden dyspnea,
chest pain and abdominal pain following
colonoscopy and was diagnosed with CS following
radiological imaging.
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The 62-year-old female patient was presented to the
outpatient clinic with complaints of fatigue, and dizzi-
ness. The patient’s past medical history was signifi-
cant for hypertension, allergic asthma, and chronic
ischemic heart disease. She had no history of the
placement of a cardiac stent or previously performed
coronary by-pass. Her family history was unremark-
able and there was no history of alcohol or smoking in
the patient’s social history. On initial evaluation, the
patient’s vital signs were stable. She was on acetyl-
salicylic acid, angiotensin converting enzyme in-
hibitor, inhaler steroid, inhaler selective beta2
Chilaiditi Syndrome After Colonoscopy:
A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Yağmur GÖKSEVEN
a
, Güzin Zeren ÖZTÜRK
b
, Fatih BORLU
c
, Dilek TOPRAK
d
a
Hassa Public Hospital, Clinic of Family Medicine, Hatay, TURKEY
b
University of Health Sciences Şisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Family Medicine, İstanbul, TURKEY
c
University of Health Sciences Şisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Internal Medicine, İstanbul, TURKEY
d
Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University Health Application and Research Hospital, Department of Family Medicine, Tekirdağ, TURKEY
This study was presented as a poster at the 13
th
Istanbul Family Medicine Conference, 21-22 June 2019, İstanbul, TURKEY.
ABSTRACT Chilaiditi Syndrome (CS) was first described by Demetrius Chilaiditi in 1910 as a condition characterized radiologically by the
positioning of the colon between the liver and the diaphragm. This condition of unknown cause is very rare in the general population. Although
it is usually asymptomatic, it may present with acute, chronic, or recurrent forms and might be associated with symptoms such as constipa-
tion, dyspnea, loss of appetite and chest pain. Diagnosis of CS is important since it might be confused with pneumoperitoneum, may cause
intestinal obstruction, perforation, and ischemia, and might possibly result in intestinal perforations during colonoscopy. We report the case
of a 62-year-old woman who presented with sudden dyspnea and abdominal pain after colonoscopy and was diagnosed as CS after radiolog-
ical imaging.
Keywords: Chilaiditi Syndrome; colonoscopy; abdominal pain
DOI: 10.5336/caserep.2019-72576
CASE REPORT
Correspondence: Yağmur GÖKSEVEN
Hassa Public Hospital, Clinic of Family Medicine, Hatay, TURKEY
E-mail: yagmurgokseven@hotmail.com
Peer review under responsibility of Turkiye Klinikleri.
Received: 28 Nov 2019 Accepted: 13 Jan 2020 Available online: 16 Jan 2020
2147-9291 / Copyright © 2020 by Türkiye Klinikleri. This is an open
access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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