Book chapter
Lengthening Gastroplasty for Managing Giant Paraesophageal Hernia
Difficult Decisions in Thoracic Surgery, pp.318-322
Springer London
2007
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84628-474-8_39
Abstract
The herniation of stomach into the thorax has been classified into four major types. The sliding hiatus hernia (type I), which is the commonest type and accounts for 95% of all cases, has the gastroesophageal (GE) junction as the leading point of the hernia. The GE junction is herniated into the thorax in this type of hernia. The pure paraesophageal hernia (type II), which is extremely rare, is characterized by a GE junction that maintains its intra-abdominal position while the fundus herniates into the chest through the anterolateral hiatus. The majority of the paraesophageal hernias (type III) are a combination of the above two types, in which the GE junction is herniated along with the fundus into the thorax. Finally, type IV hernias are those in which other organs like colon, small intestine, and spleen are also present in the sac.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Lengthening Gastroplasty for Managing Giant Paraesophageal Hernia
- Creators
- Kalpaj R. Parekh - University of IowaMark D. Iannettoni - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- Difficult Decisions in Thoracic Surgery, pp.318-322
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-1-84628-474-8_39
- Publisher
- Springer London; London
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2007
- Academic Unit
- Anatomy and Cell Biology; Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Record Identifier
- 9984284339602771
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