Presentation
Shortness of breath and heartburn
Patient Data
Age: 55 years
Gender: Male
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Retrocardiac round opacity.
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Herniation of the gastric fundus through abnormally widened oesophagal hiatus into the retrocardiac space.
Left apical fibrotic band.
Case Discussion
Hiatus hernia is a common incidental finding in chest radiography.
Sliding hiatus hernia is the most common type of hiatus hernia (~90%) through an abnormally widened oesophagal hiatus.