title: The giant paraesophageal hernia: a particularly morbid condition of the esophageal hiatus.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia.
authors: R J
authors: RJ
authors: Landreneau
authors: S R
authors: SR
authors: Hazelrigg
authors: J A
authors: JA
authors: Johnson
authors: J B
authors: JB
authors: Marshall
authors: D L
authors: DL
authors: Gifford
authors: J J
authors: JJ
authors: Curtis
authors: T M
authors: TM
authors: Boley
mesh_terms: 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