Large paraesophageal hernia in elderly patients: Two case reports of laparoscopic posterior cruroplasty and anterior gastropexy

BACKGROUND: Paraesophageal hernia (PEH) is a rare form of hiatal hernia, which commonly occurs in elderly people. Although asymptomatic, it can be associated with severe life-threatening complications, such as gastric volvulus. Surgical treatment is reserved for symptomatic patients. Herein, we pres...

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Autores principales: El Hajj Moussa, Wissam G., Rizk, Simon E., Assaker, Nidal C., Makhoul, Elias S., Chelala, Elie H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6854275/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31726255
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2019.10.047

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6854275/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31726255
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2019.10.047

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