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Herniation of the stomach into the thorax can mimic a pneumothorax clinically and radiologically and thus lead to bad outcomes for patients.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Presentation of case:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We report the case of a 20-year-old male who presented to the emergency department with progressively worsening upper abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting followed by acute onset dyspnoea, six days post a laparoscopic repair of a small hiatus hernia and a Nissen fundoplication. His chest x-ray was consistent with that of a left sided pneumothorax and was therefore, appropriately resuscitated and treated with an intercostal catheter (ICC). A subsequent CT scan of the chest revealed a left gastrothorax. The patient was taken to theatre for the surgical reduction of the paraoesophageal hernia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Patients with a recent history of anti-reflux surgery, who present with a pneumothorax and respiratory distress or a tension pneumothorax should always be treated with an ICC. However, follow up imaging with a CT scan is essential to confirm diagnosis. Good control of post- operative nausea and vomiting is essential in avoiding wrap failure and ensuing complications.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A high index of suspicion for a gastrothorax mimicking a pneumothorax is important in the setting of recent anti-reflux surgery.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Highlights<\/jats:title>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijscr.2018.02.022","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,2,17]],"date-time":"2018-02-17T12:22:23Z","timestamp":1518870143000},"page":"66-69","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Gastrothorax"],"prefix":"10.1097","volume":"44","author":[{"given":"Shehan","family":"Wickramasinghe","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Boris","family":"Ruggiero","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Liang","family":"Low","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"276","reference":[{"key":"R1-17-20260114","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"180","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijsu.2016.08.014","article-title":"The SCARE statement: consensus-based surgical case report guidelines","volume":"34","author":"Agha","year":"2016","journal-title":"Int. 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