Terminal ileum gangrene secondary to a type IV paraesophageal hernia
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Open primary transthoracic repair is a well established treatment for large paraesophageal hernias. The rate of major post-operative complications has been reported to be low, and no cases of acute diaphragmatic injury have previously been reported. Here we present a case of open primary transthoracic repair of a type IV paraesophageal hernia that was complicated by rupture of the left diaphrag...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Gastroenterology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1007-9327
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i8.2642