Observation of interest in the surgical treatment of hiatal hernia

A patient with a sliding esophageal hiatal hernia with chronic digestive bleeding was operated upon by an abdominal approach, with Nissen's technique of fundoplication. His symptomatology of gastroesophageal reflux disappeared, but the bleeding persisted. A roentgenologic control showed that th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Arpayoglou, Alejandro, Crestanello, Francisco, Rubio, Roberto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1975
País:Uruguay
Institución:Sociedad de Cirugía del Uruguay
Repositorio:Revista Cirugía del Uruguay
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.revista.scu.org.uy:article/2618
Acceso en línea:https://revista.scu.org.uy/index.php/cir_urug/article/view/2618
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:hernia de diafragmática
complicaciones
cirugía
diaphragmatic hernia
complications
surgery
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Sumario:A patient with a sliding esophageal hiatal hernia with chronic digestive bleeding was operated upon by an abdominal approach, with Nissen's technique of fundoplication. His symptomatology of gastroesophageal reflux disappeared, but the bleeding persisted. A roentgenologic control showed that the plicated upper end of the stomach remained in the thorax. The authors discuss the origin of the persisting hemorrhage, concluding that the ectopic stomach was bleeding by a still obscure pathogenic mechanism. The patient was re-operated upon by a left thoracic approach; thefundoplication was undone and the stomach was replaced in the abdomen, fixing it according to Allison's technique. The bleeding was arrested and the patient was in good conditions two months and a half after.surgery.