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Hiatal hernias presenting as a late complication of laparoscopic-assisted cardio-oesophagectomy

Authors: C. Lowe, D. Subar, C. Hall, J. Kumpavat, B. Decadt, A. Agwunobi

Published in: Hernia | Issue 2/2010

Abstract

The resection of oesophageal cancer offers the only chance of cure. The introduction of minimally invasive oesophagectomy has gained wide acceptance for the surgical treatment of oesophago-gastric cancers. The most commonly reported late complications of minimally invasive oesophagectomy are anastamotic stricture, chylothorax, chronic diarrhoea and delayed gastric emptying. Symptomatic hiatus hernia presenting as a late complication of laparoscopic cardio-oesophagectomy is not a widely reported complication. We have encountered three such cases, two of which were treated laparoscopically.

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Title: Hiatal hernias presenting as a late complication of laparoscopic-assisted cardio-oesophagectomy
Authors: C. Lowe
D. Subar
C. Hall
J. Kumpavat
B. Decadt
A. Agwunobi
Publication date: 01-04-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Hernia / Issue 2/2010
Print ISSN: 1265-4906
Electronic ISSN: 1248-9204
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-009-0531-0

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