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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:518-520
© 2007 Asia Publishing EXchange Ltd

CASE STUDIES

A Rare Complication of Pneumonectomy: Hiatal Hernia Associated with Gastric Volvulus

James AC Thorpe, MD, Christophoros N Foroulis, MD, Samir Shah, FRCS(C-Th)

Thoracic Unit, The General Infirmary at Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom

For reprint information contact: James AC Thorpe, MD Tel: 44 113 281 9349 Fax: 44 113 392 8436 Email: THORPYAT{at}aol.com, St. James’s University Hospital, Becket Street, Leeds LS9 7TF, United Kingdom.

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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