title: Herniation of the stomach and necrotizing chest wall infection following laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication.
abstract: This paper addresses gastric herniation following laparoscopic fundoplication for reflux esophagitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 46-year-old woman underwent Nissen fundoplication. Two days postoperatively she developed gastric herniation and perforation with subsequent pleural effusion and necrotizing fasciitis of the chest wall. A patent crural repair might reduce the occurrence of paraoesophageal herniation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Bergen, Haukeland Sykehus, Norway.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Viste
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vindenes
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gjerde
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D004942:Esophagitis, Peptic / Q000601:surgery; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D018662:Fundoplication / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006547:Hernia; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D012086:Reoperation; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery