title: Mediastinal seroma post laparoscopic repair of type IV paraesophageal hernia.
abstract: Laparoscopic repair of paraesophageal hernia is safe and feasible and can provide comparable results for patients with type IV paraesophageal hernia. We report a rare case of mediastinal seroma in an 80-year-old gentleman who had a giant type IV paraesophageal hernia and was eventually admitted to our hospital for elective laparoscopic repair and recovered very well after surgery with resolution of the atelectatic lungs and air-fluid collection in his chest.
authors: College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. dralnassar@hotmail.com
authors: Sami A
authors: SA
authors: Alnassar
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006551:Hernia, Hiatal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D049291:Seroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D035423:Thoracic Cavity / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome