Paraesophageal Hernia

H. Alejandro Rodriguez, Jennifer A. Minneman, Jin Sol Oh, Brant K. Oelschlager

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Abstract

Paraesophageal hernias may present with acute gastric volvulus and obstruction, thus are important for every surgeon taking ED call to be comfortable managing. This chapter reviews the management of acute presentations including initial management, definitive repair and gastropexy, and surgical management of gastric ischemia when it occurs. It is important to know how to turn an emergency into an urgent or even elective surgical problem and how to safely resolve a volvulus with few complications, short and long term. This is a complex problem, but does not require a foregut specialist if one is not available.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationThe SAGES Manual of Acute Care Surgery
PublisherSpringer International Publishing
Pages219-234
Number of pages16
ISBN (Electronic)9783030219598
ISBN (Print)9783030219581
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2019

Keywords

  • Fundoplication
  • Gastric volvulus
  • Gastropexy
  • Paraesophageal hernia

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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