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Case Reports
. 2007 Dec;15(6):518-20.
doi: 10.1177/021849230701500615.

A rare complication of pneumonectomy: hiatal hernia associated with gastric volvulus

James A C Thorpe  1 , Christophoros N Foroulis, Samir Shah
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Case Reports

A rare complication of pneumonectomy: hiatal hernia associated with gastric volvulus

James A C Thorpe et al. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2007 Dec.

Abstract

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.

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