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Transesophageal Two‐Dimensional Echocardiographic Identification of Hiatal Hernia
Author(s) -
Frans Ebenezer E.,
Nanda Navin C.,
Patel Vinod,
Vengala Srinivas,
Mehmood Farhat,
Fonbah William S.,
Bodiwala Kunal
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2005.50017.x
Subject(s) - hiatal hernia , medicine , descending aorta , lesion , radiology , saline , thoracic aorta , transesophageal echocardiogram , aorta , microbubbles , mass/lesion , cardiology , surgery , ultrasound , reflux , disease
We report a case of a middle‐aged woman in whom a transesophageal echocardiogram showed a mass‐like lesion posteriorly near the descending thoracic aorta. We were able to make a definitive diagnosis of this mass as a hiatal hernia because of a thick inner lining measuring 6–9 mm in thickness similar to the stomach mucosa, and the presence of a few microbubbles within the mass. In addition, the microbubbles increased considerably after 10 cc of agitated normal saline flush via a nasogastric tube.