Paraesophageal Hernia: Clinical Presentation, Evaluation, and Management Controversies

Thoracic Surgery Clinics

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 473-484

  Schieman, Colin ^a   Grondin, Sean C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Giant paraesophageal hernia; Hiatal hernia; Management; Paraesophageal hernia; Repair

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS PH; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROSTOMY; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MANOMETRY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; STOMACH OBSTRUCTION; SURGICAL APPROACH; THORACOTOMY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION; VOMITING;

GASTROPLASTY; HERNIA, HIATAL; HUMANS; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 70449717469     PISSN: 15474127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2009.08.006     Document Type: Review

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