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A 65 -year-old male presented at our outpatient clinic with progressive shortness of breath. CT scan showed a type 3 paraesophageal hernia. A laparoscopic correction of the hernia was performed. The 3th postoperative day he became respiratory insufficient. A CT scan showed re-herniation of a dilated stomach into the thorax.
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Ruurda, J.P., van Berge Henegouwen, M.I. (2014). Case on Herniation of the Stomach Into the Thorax After Laparoscopic Repair of a Type 3 Paraesophageal Hernia. In: Cuesta, M., Bonjer, H. (eds) Case Studies of Postoperative Complications after Digestive Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01613-9_8
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