Simultaneous pyloric and colonic obstruction associated with hiatus hernia in a weightlifter: a case report

Hiatus hernia is usually attributed to conditions that cause a chronic increase in intra-abdominal pressure such as multiple pregnancies and obesity. A 30-year-old man, a weightlifter, had a massive hiatus hernia causing both high and low gastrointestinal obstruction but no involvement of the gastro...

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Published in:Canadian Journal of Surgery 1999-06, Vol.42 (3), p.220-222
Main Authors: Casey, P, Casey, M T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Adult
Case Report
Colonic Diseases - etiology
Colonic Diseases - surgery
Gastrointestinal surgery
Hernia, Hiatal - etiology
Hernia, Hiatal - surgery
Hernias
Humans
Intestinal Obstruction - etiology
Intestinal Obstruction - surgery
Male
Pressure
Pyloric Stenosis - etiology
Pyloric Stenosis - surgery
Weight Lifting - injuries
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Summary:Hiatus hernia is usually attributed to conditions that cause a chronic increase in intra-abdominal pressure such as multiple pregnancies and obesity. A 30-year-old man, a weightlifter, had a massive hiatus hernia causing both high and low gastrointestinal obstruction but no involvement of the gastroesophageal junction or fundus. The onset of the obstruction is attributed to an extreme increase in intra-abdominal pressure caused by the action of lifting weights.
ISSN:0008-428X
1488-2310