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Hiatal hernia complicated by gastric ulceration and perforation

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The incidence of gastric ulcer in hiatal hernia is highest in para-esophageal hernia and in chronic incarcerated hernia in older patients. Two patients with chronic incarcerated sliding hernias complicated by unrecognized gastric ulcération and perforation are described. One patient developed a subhepatic and mediastinal abscess; the other developed a gastropleural fistula. The incidence, clinical and roentgen findings, complications, and treatment of gastric ulcers in hiatal hernia are discussed.

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    Hubert C. Meredith, E. Quitman Seymour M.D. & Ivan Vujic

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Meredith, H.C., Seymour, E.Q. & Vujic, I. Hiatal hernia complicated by gastric ulceration and perforation. Gastrointest Radiol 5, 229–231 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01888635

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