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. 2004 Jun;3(2):393-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.icvts.2004.02.013.

Transposition of the esophageal hiatus: a useful addition to Belsey repair of hiatus hernia

Alexander Fokin  1 , Francis Robicsek
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Transposition of the esophageal hiatus: a useful addition to Belsey repair of hiatus hernia

Alexander Fokin et al. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2004 Jun.

Abstract

A novel method of hiatus hernia repair is presented in the course of which a 4-6 cm incision is made into tendinous portion of the diaphragm beginning at the esophagus hiatus and carried into the anterolateral direction. This allows the mobilized esophagus to be displaced anteriorly. A classic Belsey-procedure is done after which, not only the crura, but also part of the tendinous part of the diaphragm are united posteriorly making recurrence less likely.

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