The exact cause is not always known, but it may occur in patients with a long and mobile colon (dolichocolon), chronic lung disease such as emphysema, or liver problems such as cirrhosis and ascites.<unk> 's sign is generally not associated with symptoms, and is most commonly an incidental finding in normal individuals. Absence or laxity of the ligament suspending the transverse colon or of the falciform ligament are also thought to contribute to the condition. It can also be associated with relative atrophy of the medial segment of the left lobe of the liver. In this case, the gallbladder position is often anomalous as well – it is often located anterior to the liver, rather than posterior.
Chilaiditi syndrome
Pneumoperitoneum
Behçet's disease
Neuro-Behçet's disease
Crome syndrome
Rhinitis medicamentosa
Hereditary angioedema
Urticarial syndromes