Letter to the Editor

Chilaiditi syndrome — a clinical conundrum!

Supriya Dsouza, Yuvraj Mhaske, Adarsh Kulkarni, Ajit Baviskar
Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia | Vol 24, No 6 | a1116 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/22201181.2018.1523978 | © 2018 Supriya Dsouza, Yuvraj Mhaske, Adarsh Kulkarni, Ajit Baviskar | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 18 November 2025 | Published: 18 December 2018

About the author(s)

Supriya Dsouza, Department of Critical Care, Global Hospital, Mumbai, India
Yuvraj Mhaske, Department of Critical Care, Global Hospital, Mumbai, India
Adarsh Kulkarni, Department of Anaesthesiology, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India
Ajit Baviskar, Department of Critical Care, Global Hospital, Mumbai, India

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Abstract

Over a century ago, radiologist Demetrius Chilaiditi reported a case series of three patients with the incidental radiological finding of colonic interposition between the liver and diaphragm. Thereafter called the Chilaiditi sign, this finding is a rare anomaly incidentally seen on chest or abdominal radiographs. Chilaiditi syndrome refers to the medical condition in which a Chilaiditi sign is accompanied by clinical symptoms. We report a case of Chilaiditi syndrome that was successfully diagnosed and managed.

Keywords

Chilaiditi syndrome; Demetrius Chilaiditi

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