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Treatment of Paraesophageal Hernias

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The goal of this chapter is to describe the pathophysiology and classification, clinical presentation, and indications for treatment and an overview of the surgical management of patients with paraesophageal hernias. A description of the technical principles of the repair will be described.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center and Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, 2160 South 1st Ave, Maywood, IL, 60153, USA

    Anahita Jalilvand MD

  2. Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Health System, 2124 Taubman Health Care Center, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-5343, USA

    Justin B. Dimick MD, MPH, FACS

  3. Department of Surgery, Boston Veteran Administration Healthcare System, 1400 VFW Parkway, West Roxbury, MA, 02132, USA

    P. Marco Fisichella MD, MBA, FACS

  4. Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    P. Marco Fisichella MD, MBA, FACS

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  1. Department of Surgery, Boston Veteran Administration Healthcare System, West Roxbury, MA, USA, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    P. Marco Fisichella

  2. Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy, Division of Biological Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Marco E. Allaix

  3. Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Torino, Turin, Italy

    Mario Morino

  4. Department of Surgery, Center for Esophageal Diseases, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Marco G. Patti

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Jalilvand, A., Dimick, J.B., Fisichella, P.M. (2014). Treatment of Paraesophageal Hernias. In: Fisichella, P., Allaix, M., Morino, M., Patti, M. (eds) Esophageal Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04337-1_6

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