Case: Chest radiograph #12479254
Chest Beginner
Read this radiograph systematically before revealing the answer. What is the main abnormality?
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Answer: Hiatus hernia
What to look for in hiatus hernia
- Retrocardiac rounded opacity with an air–fluid level.
Description by the image author (may be in another language): Große Hiatushernie mit Spiegelbildung im Thoraxübersichtsbild.
Educational case. The diagnosis comes from the image's documented source; the "what to look for" list describes the condition in general and is not a report of this individual image.
