The giant paraesophageal hernia: a particularly morbid condition of the esophageal hiatus.
The giant paraesophageal hernia is an uncommon but particularly morbid disorder of the gastroesophageal hiatus that may have life-threatening complications. The authors present three cases of these hernias to illustrate the potential complications of true hernias of the gastroesophageal hiatus.
Landreneau
R J
RJ
Department of Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia.
Hazelrigg
S R
SR
Johnson
J A
JA
Marshall
J B
JB
Gifford
D L
DL
Curtis
J J
JJ
Boley
T M
TM
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006551:Hernia, Hiatal / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000209:etiology; D013270:Stomach / Q000473:pathology; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000209:etiology