title: Robotic repair of congenital paraesophageal hiatal hernia.
abstract: Congenital paraesophageal hiatal hernias are rare and can be associated with gastric incarceration, volvulus,mucosal ulceration, and anemia. Primary repair of the hernia and fundoplication are recommended. In this paper,we report a case of a 3-year-old child with abdominal pain who was noted to have a paraesophageal hiatal hernia with partial gastric volvulus. A 5 mm robot platform was utilized to facilitate hernia sac dissection,hiatal repair, and fundoplication.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA. deugarte@post.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Daniel A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: DeUgarte
authors.forename: Ronald B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Hirschl
authors.forename: James D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Geiger