Hiatal Hernia Masquerading as a Left Atrial Mass: Case Report of a Multidisciplinary Imaging Findings

Hamlet Monteagudo¹, Sahar S. Abdelmoneim^1, , Manuel Gonzalez Cruz¹, Abelardo Broceta Martinez¹, Milenis Lopez Leon¹, Madeleidis Lopez Leon¹, Sandy Espinosa Hernandez¹ and Odalys Frontela¹

¹Division of Internal Medicine, Larkin Palm Spring Community Hospital, 1475 W 49th Pl, Hialeah, FL 33012

Cite this paper:
Hamlet Monteagudo, Sahar S. Abdelmoneim, Manuel Gonzalez Cruz, Abelardo Broceta Martinez, Milenis Lopez Leon, Madeleidis Lopez Leon, Sandy Espinosa Hernandez and Odalys Frontela. Hiatal Hernia Masquerading as a Left Atrial Mass: Case Report of a Multidisciplinary Imaging Findings. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2022; 10(10):256-260. doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-10-10-2

Abstract

This case highlights the importance of maintaining a high index of suspicion of hiatal hernia (HH) as an uncommon etiology presenting with a wide range of symptomatology as well as a masquerading left atrial mass. Further assessments with multidisciplinary imaging modalities illustrated the gastrointestinal pathology of HH.

Keywords:
Hiatal Hernia masquerading as a Left atrial mass Hiatal Hernia multidisciplinary imaging

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