Caicedo L, Wasuwanich P, Rivera A, Lopez MS, Karnsakul W. Chilaiditi syndrome in pediatric patients - Symptomatic hepatodiaphragmatic interposition of colon: A case report and review of literature. World J Clin Pediatr 2021; 10(3): 40-47 [PMID: 33972924 DOI: 10.5409/wjcp.v10.i3.40]
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Wikrom Karnsakul, MD, Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, CMSC-2 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, United States. wkarnsa1@jhmi.edu
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World J Clin Pediatr. May 9, 2021; 10(3): 40-47 Published online May 9, 2021. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v10.i3.40
Chilaiditi syndrome in pediatric patients - Symptomatic hepatodiaphragmatic interposition of colon: A case report and review of literature
Luis Caicedo, Paul Wasuwanich, Andrés Rivera, Maria S Lopez, Wikrom Karnsakul
Luis Caicedo, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, Miami, FL 33155, United States
Paul Wasuwanich, Department of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610, United States
Andrés Rivera, Department of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10092, United States
Maria S Lopez, Department of Pediatrics, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, Miami, FL 33155, United States
Wikrom Karnsakul, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, United States
Author contributions: Caicedo L, Rivera A, and Lopez MS collected data and drafted initial manuscript; Wasuwanich P collected data, carried out the formal analysis, and revised the manuscript. Karnsakul W conceptualized and designed the study, supervised the study, and revised the manuscript; all authors have reviewed the manuscript and approved the final manuscript as submitted and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work; Caicedo L and Wasuwanich P are contributed equally to this study.
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Corresponding author: Wikrom Karnsakul, MD, Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, CMSC-2 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, United States. wkarnsa1@jhmi.edu
Received: January 5, 2021 Peer-review started: January 5, 2021 First decision: January 25, 2021 Revised: February 4, 2021 Accepted: March 10, 2021 Article in press: March 10, 2021 Published online: May 9, 2021 Processing time: 113 Days and 11.6 Hours
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Chilaiditi syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by the hepatodiaphragmatic interposition of the intestine.
CASE SUMMARY
Here we report a case of a 12-year-old male who was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit secondary to abdominal pain and severe respiratory distress. He was treated conservatively but the symptoms persisted requiring a surgical approach. While there have been several cases of Chilaiditi syndrome reported in adults, there is a scarcity of cases reported in the pediatric population. Our review of the literature found only 30 pediatric cases, including our reported case, with Chilaiditi syndrome, 19 (63%) of which were male. The median age of diagnosis was 4.5 years old with an interquartile range of 2.0-10.0 years. In our review, we found that the most common predisposing factors in children are aerophagia (12/30 cases) and constipation (13/30 cases). Ninety percent of the cases presented with complete intestinal interposition, in 100% of which, the colon was involved. Three of the 30 cases were associated with volvulus.
CONCLUSION
In the pediatric population, conservative (21/30 cases) and surgical (8/30 cases) treatment approaches have produced satisfactory outcomes for all the patients, regardless of approach.
Core Tip: We describe a pediatric case of Chilaiditi syndrome with successful treatment, as well as a literature review of all pediatric case reports of Chilaiditi syndrome. In the pediatric patients, both conservative and surgical approaches in treating Chilaiditi syndrome with treatment of predisposing factors have resulted in satisfactory outcomes.
