COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY POTENTIALS IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF HIATAL HERNIA
Hiatal hernias comprise approximately 90% of all diaphragmatic hernias, occur in about 5% of the adult population, may be asymptomatic or accompanied by various clinical manifestations. An important complication is edema of the mucosa which surrounds cardia. It is edema of the mucosa which can cause dysphagia and other clinical manifestations that require special anti-inflammatory treatment. Computed tomography is usually performed for suspected diseases of the chest or abdomen and the area of cardioesophageal junction is neglected. In our work the special technique of computer tomography is presented which allows the detailed examination of this anatomical region, depiction of unaltered cardia and adjacent anatomical structures, detection of the semiotics of different variations of hiatal hernias. The possibilities of CT-imaging in the detection of complications of this pathologic condition and the combination with cardioesophageal cancer are described.