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Gastric perforation secondary to an incarcerated paraesophageal hernia
Surgical Case Reports, 2019 Background Paraesophageal hernias are usually asymptomatic; however, they can cause serious complications such as necrosis or incarceration-induced perforation. Necrosis usually occurs in the incarcerated portion of the hernia.
Shota Fukai, Tadao Kubota, Ken Mizokami
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Hiatal hernia as a rare cause of cardiac complications – case based review of the literature
Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 2021 Introduction Hiatal hernia (HH) is a condition which refers to the protrusion of an intraabdominal organ in the thorax cavity throughan oesophageal hiatus of the diaphragm. Sliding HH is usually associated with non-specific symptoms, including heartburn,
Karol Krawiec +5 more
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Laparoscopic mesh-augmented hiatoplasty without fundoplication as a method to treat large hiatal hernias [PDF]
, 2013 PURPOSE: Laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair with additional fundoplication is a commonly recommended standard surgical treatment for symptomatic large hiatal hernias with paraesophageal involvement (PEH).
Anna Göhl +8 more
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Mediastinal seroma post laparoscopic repair of type IV paraesophageal hernia
The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 2011 Laparoscopic repair of paraesophageal hernia is safe and feasible and can provide comparable results for patients with type IV paraesophageal hernia.
Sami A Alnassar
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Epigastric pain: incarceration or rotation? [PDF]
, 2015 Introduction: Acute intrathoracic gastric volvulus occurs when the stomach has a twist mesenteroaxial/organoaxial or chest cavity resulting in a dilatation or rupture of the diaphragmatic hiatus or diaphragmatic hernia.
Carvalho, Ana Raquel Franky Gomes +2 more
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What Is the Reality of Hiatal Hernia Management?—A Registry Analysis
Frontiers in Surgery, 2020 Introduction: To date, the guidelines for surgical repair of hiatal hernias do not contain any clear recommendations on the hiatoplasty technique with regard to the use of a mesh or to the type of fundoplication (Nissen vs. Toupet). This present 10-years
Ferdinand Köckerling +6 more
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Revision of failed traditional fundoplication using EsophyX® transoral fundoplication [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic revision of failed traditional fundoplication is difficult and involves risk of gastric, esophageal, and vagal nerve injury that is higher than that of the primary fundoplication.
Jacqueline Fearon +3 more
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Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2012 Paraesophageal hiatal hernia (PHH), accounting for only 5% of all hiatal hernias, may result in potentially life threatening complications such as obstruction, acute dilatation, perforation, or bleeding of the gastric mucosa. It is traditionally believed that PHH is an indication for surgery.
Toshiyuki, Mori +2 more
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BMC Surgery, 2006 Background Paraesophageal hernias are quite common and sometimes feared due to the risk of incarceration and strangulation of any herniated organ. The hereby reported combination of an incarcerated paraesophageal hernia containing a perforated peptic ...
Willner Julian +3 more
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Morphology of the Esophageal Hiatus: Is It Different in 3 Types of Hiatus Hernias? [PDF]
, 2020 Background/aimsThe esophageal hiatus is formed by the right crus of the diaphragm in the majority of subjects. Contraction of the hiatus exerts a sphincter-like action on the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). The aim is to study the hiatal anatomy (using
Ghahremani, Gary +5 more
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