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Laparoscopic Repair of Para-Esophageal Hernia Using Absorbable Biosynthetic Mesh
Published on: September 11, 2021
Laparoscopic repair of post-esophagectomy diaphragmatic hernias using human acellular dermal matrix
Diego M Avella1, Abigail Podany, Kevin F Staveley-O'Carroll
1Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, Department of Surgery, Section of Surgical Oncology, Penn State College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, H070, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
Abstract:
Diaphragmatic hernias occur in up to 2% of patients after esophagectomy with gastric pull-up, and the surgical repair in the setting of a previous esophagectomy is a challenge with high complication rates, in particular with regards to the gastric conduit and its critical vascular supply. We describe two cases and the technique of minimally invasive, laparoscopic repair of diaphragmatic defects with organ herniation after esophagectomy using absorbable human acellular dermal matrix.
