Diaphragmatic Hernia after Transhiatal Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer
Diaphragmatic hernia was found in a patient who had undergone transhiatal esophagectomy for early esophageal cancer. Chest X-ray was not helpful, but abdominal or chest computed tomography was useful for accurate diagnosis. Primary repair through thoracotomy was performed and was found to be feasibl...
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pubmed-49812362016-08-12 Diaphragmatic Hernia after Transhiatal Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer Kim, Dohun Kim, Si-Wook Hong, Jong-Myeon Case Report Diaphragmatic hernia was found in a patient who had undergone transhiatal esophagectomy for early esophageal cancer. Chest X-ray was not helpful, but abdominal or chest computed tomography was useful for accurate diagnosis. Primary repair through thoracotomy was performed and was found to be feasible and effective. However, long-term follow-up is required because hernia recurrence is common. The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016-08 2016-08-05 /pmc/articles/PMC4981236/ /pubmed/27525243 http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2016.49.4.306 Text en Copyright © 2016 by The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. All rights Reserved. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
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Diaphragmatic Hernia after Transhiatal Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer |
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Diaphragmatic Hernia after Transhiatal Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer |
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Diaphragmatic Hernia after Transhiatal Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer |
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Diaphragmatic Hernia after Transhiatal Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer |
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diaphragmatic hernia after transhiatal esophagectomy for esophageal cancer |
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Diaphragmatic hernia was found in a patient who had undergone transhiatal esophagectomy for early esophageal cancer. Chest X-ray was not helpful, but abdominal or chest computed tomography was useful for accurate diagnosis. Primary repair through thoracotomy was performed and was found to be feasible and effective. However, long-term follow-up is required because hernia recurrence is common. |
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The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery |
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2016 |
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