Why consider a paraesophageal hernia giant and a long esophagus short? Definitions and results of surgery for paraesophageal hiatal hernias
I read with much interest the article by Stringham and colleagues1 published in the August 2017 issue of the Journal. I was intrigued by some of their interpretations of the terminology, which clash with what I had been taught about gastric hiatal hernias in my residency years, in fact many years ago.
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Sandro Mattioli Tags: Thoracic: Esophagus: Letter to the editor Source Type: research
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