Late esophageal wall injury after mesh repair for large esophageal hiatal hernia: a case report

Abstract Background Plication of an esophageal hiatus during surgery for esophageal hiatal hernia is a common practice; however, a mesh may be used if the hiatus is markedly enlarged. Recently, various late complications occurring as a result of mesh-induced esophageal and/or gastric wall injuries h...

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Main Authors: Kentaro Yatabe, Soji Ozawa, Eisuke Ito, Junya Oguma, Akihito Kazuno, Miho Nitta, Yamato Ninomiya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-12-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-017-0401-4