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Thoracic herniation and intrathoracic gastric perforation after laparoscopic fundoplication

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This case report describes a serious complication after laparoscopic Rosetti fundoplication. Two days postoperatively the proximal part of the stomach herniated into the thoracic cavity where a gastric perforation caused leakage. The patient was reoperated and a new fundoplication was constructed. Postoperatively the patient recovered. Possible mechanisms are discussed.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Norra Älvsborgs Länssjukhus, 461 85, Trollhättan, Sweden

    B. Johansson, H. Glise & B. Hallerbäck

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Johansson, B., Glise, H. & Hallerbäck, B. Thoracic herniation and intrathoracic gastric perforation after laparoscopic fundoplication. Surg Endosc 9, 917–918 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00768893

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