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Unenhanced abdominal CT from a prior study demonstrating a large type III hiatal hernia, with the majority of the stomach located within the thoracic cavity. A - Axial plane. B - Coronal plane. A = gastric antrum; F = gastric fundus; G = gastric body; H = heart; L = liver; arrowheads = gastric greater curvature; white arrows = diaphragmatic hiatus; * = gastroesophageal junction.
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A computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a type III hiatal hernia with an intra-thoracic gastroesophageal junction (Figure 1).