All issues > Volume 25(5); 1982

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1982;25(5):523-527. Published online May 31, 1982.

Congenital Hiatal Hernia Associated with Anemia.

Young Sook Hong¹, Young Mo Sohn², Pyung Kil Kim²

¹Department of Pediatrics, National Seoul Hospital, Korea.
²Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Korea.

Abstract

Surgically corrected congenital hiatal hernia associated with anemia has been presented. A 1 year old boy has been complained of severe pallor and fever on admission. Reentgenologic examination revealed thoracic stomach and then the hernia was repaired by transabdominal approach. It was found to be a paraesophageal type hiatal hernia. Pathogenesis and complications of congenital histal hernia were discussed and briefly reviewed.

Keywords :Hiatal hernia;Anemia