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Mediastinal seroma post laparoscopic repair of type IV paraesophageal hernia
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Mediastinal seroma post laparoscopic repair of type IV paraesophageal hernia

Sami A Alnassar
Saudi journal of gastroenterology, Vol.17(4), pp.280-282
01/07/2011
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4103/1319-3767.82585
PMCID: PMC3133988
PMID: 21727737

Abstract

Aged, 80 and over Drainage - methods Follow-Up Studies Hernia, Hiatal - diagnostic imaging Hernia, Hiatal - surgery Humans Laparoscopy - adverse effects Laparoscopy - methods Male Radiography, Thoracic Risk Assessment Seroma - diagnostic imaging Seroma - etiology Seroma - surgery Severity of Illness Index Thoracic Cavity - surgery Tomography, X-Ray Computed Treatment Outcome
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.
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