What is Saint’s Triad?


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What is Saint’s Triad?

Saint’s triad reflects the significance of identifying three totally un-related medical signs or symptoms. Doctor Saint reminded medical staff that patients aren’t necessarily afflicted with only one medical condition. Through the medical triad of Saint’s Triad which identifies the existence of three totally un-related medical conditions (1.Cholelithiasis, 2.Hiatal Hernia and 3.Diverticular Disease) that a clinician should be wary of the existence of more than one potential medical condition.

Saint emphasized the need for considering the possibility of multiple separate diseases in a patient whenever a patient’s history and the results of the physical examination were atypical of any single condition.


So what is Saint’s Triad?

Saints triad includes the existence of the following three conditions:

1. Cholelithiasis;

2. Hiatal hernia;

3. Diverticulae



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