Uncommon Condition Diagnosed by Scan
A boy in Mumbia was recently diagnosed with a very rare disease after a CT Scan of his lung found that half of his stomach had migrated into his lung cavity. The condition, called hiatus hernia, is rare and is very dangerous if left untreated.
"We took him to several doctors when he started having persistent colds after six months of age. All these years, he never had any serious problem. About 10 days ago he had severe chest pain that refused to subside despite medication" stated his parents to DNA India.
After being misdiagnosed with pneumonia, his symptoms did not stop and his parents took him for a lung scan. Doctors were able to operate and pull down half of his stomach. They were also able to narrow the cavity between the stomach and lungs so the problem could never occur again.
