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A 72-year-old man comes to the physician ...
Protrusion of the fundus into the chest above the level of T10 ๐Ÿ” / ๐Ÿ“บ / ๐ŸŒณ / ๐Ÿ“–
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These are really the only two that should be on your differential for a diaphragmatic hernia:

A: Abnormal relation of the cardia to the lower end of the diaphragm | Sliding hiatal hernia

B: Protrusion of the fundus into the chest above the level of T10 | Correct! This describes a paraesophageal hernia.

different hernias

parts of stomach

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