Paraconduit hernia in the era of minimally invasive esophagectomy: Underdiagnosed?

CONCLUSIONS: Post-esophagectomy paraconduit hernia is more common following totally minimally invasive esophagectomy compared with open or hybrid techniques. One-third are symptomatic and the remainder detected only radiographically. Repair of asymptomatic hernias should take into consideration the patient's cancer prognosis. PMID: 33031780 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33031780?dopt=Abstract

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - October 5, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Lung K, Carroll PA, Rogalla P, Yeung J, Darling G Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research