A Pushed Descending Aorta due to Hiatal Hernia

Gecmen C., Kahyaoglu M., Kalayci A., Cakmak E. O., Candan Ö., Guner A., ...More

AORTA, vol.6, no.4, pp.107-108, 2018 (Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 6 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1055/s-0039-1679910
  • Journal Name: AORTA
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.107-108
  • Keywords: aortic displacement, descending aorta, hiatal hernia
  • Uşak University Affiliated: No

Abstract

A 91-year-old female patient was admitted to hospital for evaluation of transcatheter aortic valve implantation. A chest radiography showed a hiatal hernia, and the stomach and duodenum appeared in the thoracic cavity. The descending aorta was pushed by the stomach and duodenum.