A Rare Complication of Pneumonectomy: Hiatal Hernia Associated with Gastric Volvulus

A rare case of intrathoracic gastric herniation resulting in intermittent gastric volvulus was observed in a 69-year-old female patient five months after left pneumonectomy for lung cancer. The mechanism of post-pneumonectomy intermittent gastric volvulus and the techniques of surgical repair are di...

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Published in:Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals 2007-12, Vol.15 (6), p.518-520
Main Authors: Thorpe, James AC, Foroulis, Christophoros N, Shah, Samir
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Fatal Outcome
Female
Gastric Bypass
Hernia, Hiatal - complications
Hernia, Hiatal - diagnostic imaging
Hernia, Hiatal - etiology
Hernia, Hiatal - surgery
Humans
Lung Neoplasms - surgery
Pneumonectomy - adverse effects
Radiography
Reoperation
Stomach Volvulus - diagnostic imaging
Stomach Volvulus - etiology
Stomach Volvulus - surgery
Suture Techniques
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:A rare case of intrathoracic gastric herniation resulting in intermittent gastric volvulus was observed in a 69-year-old female patient five months after left pneumonectomy for lung cancer. The mechanism of post-pneumonectomy intermittent gastric volvulus and the techniques of surgical repair are discussed.
ISSN:0218-4923
1816-5370
DOI:10.1177/021849230701500615