Struggling with a Gastric Volvulus Secondary to a Type IV Hiatal Hernia

Type IV hiatal hernias are characterized by herniation of the stomach along with associated viscera such as the spleen, colon, small bowel, and pancreas through the esophageal hiatus. They are relatively rare, representing only about 5%–7% of all hernias, and can be associated with severe complicati...

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Main Authors: Dafnomilis George, Pappas V. Apostolos, Panoutsopoulos Athanasios, Lagoudianakis E. Emmanuel, Koronakis E. Nikolaos, Panagiotopoulos Nikolaos, Seretis Charalampos, Karanikas George, Manouras J. Andreas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/257497
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