Anterior Gastropexy for Paraesophageal Hernia Repair: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
JAMA SurgImportance Paraesophageal hernias can cause severe limitations in quality of life and life-threatening complications. Even though minimally invasive paraesophageal hernia repair (MIS-PEHR) is safe and effective, anatomic recurrence rates remain ...
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Acute Mesenteroaxial Volvulus in the Setting of Chronic Paraesophageal Hernia: A Case Report. [PDF]
Cureus, 2023 Hiatal hernia is a common finding in radiologic and gastroenterology evaluations. Here, we present a patient with an uncommon paraesophageal subtype who was managing her hiatal hernia symptoms conservatively and eventually developed the rare complication
Lin YA, Berglind WJ, Cromer R.
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Impact of Paraesophageal Hernia Repair on Respiratory Function: A Systematic Review [PDF]
Frontiers in Surgery, 2021 Background and Objectives: Surgical repair of hiatal and paraesophageal hernia is widely accepted for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux symptoms. The respiratory benefit of this surgery is less clear.
Dominick Myers +4 more
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Gastric necrosis secondary to gastric volvulus in a paraesophageal hernia: a case report. [PDF]
J Surg Case RepHiatal hernias are commonly encountered in clinical practice. In certain cases, especially in large hiatal hernias, gastric volvulus can occur. Patients with volvulus typically will present with vomiting, chest pain, shortness of breath, and dysphagia ...
Bolliet M, Katuwal B, Kolachalam R.
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Postoperative atrial fibrillation in paraesophageal hernia repair: can it be prevented? [PDF]
Perioperative Medicine, 2021 Acute ischemic thromboembolic stroke is one of the most feared complications of atrial fibrillation (AF), and the risk increases with higher CHA2DS2-VASc scores.
Jennifer Mardini +3 more
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Feasibility of Anti-reflux Gastric Bypass for Massive Paraesophageal Hernia in Obese Patients With Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. [PDF]
Cureus, 2023 Background The objective of this study is to demonstrate the safety and feasibility of anti-reflux gastric bypass (ARGB) as a treatment for symptomatic massive paraesophageal hernias (PEH) in the obese population.
Kayastha A +5 more
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Intrathoracic drainage of a perforated prepyloric gastric ulcer with a type II paraoesophageal hernia [PDF]
World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2008 Background With an incidence of less than 5%, type II paraesophageal hernias are one of the less common types of hiatal hernias. We report a case of a perforated prepyloric gastric ulcer which, due to a type II hiatus hernia, drained into the mediastinum.
Zonneveld Bas JGL +3 more
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Paraesophageal Hernia in a Newborn Mimicking Esophageal Atresia. [PDF]
Cureus, 2022 A defect of the esophageal hiatus can lead to herniation of the stomach or other abdominal organs into the thoracic cavity, a condition called hiatal hernia.
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Improved outcomes with robotic-assisted laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repairs compared with laparoscopic and transthoracic approaches: A single high-volume institution experienceCentral MessagePerspective [PDF]
JTCVS OpenObjectives: Laparoscopic (lap) paraesophageal hernia repair has excellent short-term outcomes but higher long-term recurrence rates compared with the transthoracic repair.
Katelyn R. Ward, MD +8 more
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Severe Gastric Mucosal Necrosis Due to Giant Paraesophageal Hernia. [PDF]
Cureus, 2022 Hiatal hernias occur when part of the intra-abdominal contents protrude into the chest cavity. Paraesophageal hernia (PEH) is a type of hiatal hernia that is chronic and usually asymptomatic.
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