Between the hiatal hernias, the type IV is the less frequent by the great defect, but this type had a high incidence of incarceration (5%), and a mortality rate up to 27%. Case: A female patient of 80 years-old was referred to our hospital by septic shock and abdominal
pain. At physical exam she refers abdominal and thoracic pain, dyspnea and occasional threw up for the
last 2 days, with a background of this symptoms the last 5 years, and gastroesophageal refl ux symptoms
for 10 years. At admission, she referred epigastric and retrosternal pain, dyspnea, with an 02 of 75%, bowel
sounds in left hemithorax, mean arterial pressure of 50mmHg with the use of norepinephrine. Laboratories
do not reveal sepsis and CT scan reports a hiatal hernia of 9 cm with left hemithorax occupied by stomach,
colon, and spleen. A cardiogenic shock by compression was suspected with this data and a laparotomy
was scheduled. CT scan report was confi rmed and the mentioned organs were reduced to abdomen
without problems, both diaphragmatic pillars were sutured and a Nissen fundoplication completed. After
6 hours’ norepinephrine was suspended and 48 hours after the patient were discharged uneventfully.
Conclusion: Giant hiatal hernia must be suspected in patients with chronic abdominal and thoracic
pain with refl ux symptoms because the complications associated with this disease could have a mortality
near 30% in case of strangulation and a scheduled surgery could be very safe in the correct moment.
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Published on: Mar 14, 2018 Pages: 12-14
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DOI: 10.17352/2455-2283.000049
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