Hiatal Hernia as a Total Gastrectomy Complication
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Hiatal Hernia as a Total Gastrectomy Complication
INTRODUCTION According to the Brazilian National Institute of Cancer, gastric cancer is the third leading cause of death among men and the fifth among women in Brazil. Surgical resection is the only potentially curative treatment. The most serious complications associated with surgery are fistulas and dehiscence of the jejunal-esophageal anastomosis. Hiatal hernia refers to herniation of elemen...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Oncology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1662-6575
DOI: 10.1159/000443633