Sato K, Filipi C J, Shiino Y, Mittal S K, Zacher K, Gardner G C, Awad Z T
Department of Surgery, Creighton University, St. Joseph Hospital, 601 N 30th Street, Suite 3740, Omaha, NE 68131-2197, USA.
Surg Endosc. 2001 Jul;15(7):757. doi: 10.1007/s004640020031. Epub 2001 May 14.
Laparoscopic surgery for paraesophageal hernia is well accepted. However, the complications of this relatively new procedure have not been thoroughly investigated. Only four cases of recurrent volvulus after paraesophageal hernia repair have been reported. A 52-year-old man presented with a large right-side paraesophageal hernia. He experienced a retroperitoneal midgastric volvulus despite correct orientation of the stomach distally and proximally. We report an unusual complication that seems congenital in origin. Diagnostic and corrective measures are suggested.
