Abstract
We report the case of a 84-year-old patient who came to the emergency department for vomiting and epigastralgia which had occurred during an air flight. These symptoms were related to the intraabdominal perforation of a massive hiatal hernia on barotrauma due to high altitude.
MeSH terms
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Aged, 80 and over
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Aircraft*
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Altitude*
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Atmospheric Pressure
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Barotrauma / complications*
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Barotrauma / etiology
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Female
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Gastrectomy
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Hernia, Hiatal / complications*
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Hernia, Hiatal / diagnostic imaging
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Hernia, Hiatal / surgery
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Humans
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Peptic Ulcer Perforation / complications
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Peptic Ulcer Perforation / diagnostic imaging
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Peptic Ulcer Perforation / etiology*
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Peptic Ulcer Perforation / surgery
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Stomach Ulcer / complications
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Stomach Ulcer / diagnostic imaging
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Stomach Ulcer / etiology*
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Stomach Ulcer / surgery
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Travel*
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Treatment Outcome
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Ultrasonography
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Vomiting / etiology