Journal of the Korean Society of Neonatology  2005;12(1):112-116

A Symptom-free Congenital Sliding Hiatal Hernia Diagnosed within 24 Hours after Birth.

Tae Ho MA 1 ; Kyung Ah KIM ; Sun Young KO ; Yeon Kyung LEE ; Byung Hee HAN ; Son Moon SHIN

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Keywords

Sliding hiatal hernia; Newborn

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

The classification of hiatal hernia is made by the position of the gastroesophageal junction. Although sliding hiatal hernia (type 1) is the most common type of hiatal hernia, it is very uncommon to be found in early infancy because it is usually symptom free. We report a case of type 1 hiatal hernia of newborn infant who had diagnosed by simple chest radiography taken because of transient tachypnea of the newborn.