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Saint tri·ad (sānt), the concurrence of hiatal hernia, diverticulosis, and cholelithiasis.Saint tri·ad (sānt trī'ad) The concurrence of hiatal hernia, diverticulosis, and cholelithiasis. Saint triadDRV-1249761166 (sant) [Charles F.M. Saint, Brit. radiologist, 1886–1973] The presence of diverticulosis, gallstones, and hiatal hernia in a patient. This combination was initially attributed to chance and therefore was used to demonstrate the likelihood that patients may suffer coincidental, rather than causally related diseases. However, some experts have proposed a common etiology for the three findings: the lack of fiber in the typical western diet. See: Hickam dictumSaint, Charles F.M., South African radiologist, 1886-1973. Saint triad - the concurrence of hiatal hernia, diverticulosis, and cholelithiasis. |