• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.100-104
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• 2012

Esophageal hiatal hernia is the hernia of a part of or the whole of stomach to posterior mediastinum through esophageal hiatus. Esophageal hiatal hernia can be classified as sliding hiatal hernia (type I), paraesophageal (type II), combined sliding and paraesophageal (type III), and complex paraesophageal (type IV). Type III and IV are clinically classified as paraesophageal hernia. The authors by chance found cystic mass filled with air in the lower lobe of the right lung during the treatment of mycoplasma pneumonia of 10 month-old patient. It was found to be paraesophageal hernia on the chest computed tomography and treated with the operation. As complex paraesophageal hernia is not usual among infants, the authors report it here with literature review.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.28 no.11
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• pp.1067-1070
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• 1995

We experienced a case of congenital paraesophageal hiatal hernia[Type;IV in seventeen day-old female and treated through the right thoracotomy, reduction of the herniated viscera ,stomach and some part of transverse colon and omentum by gentle finger push, and narrowing the esopahgeal hiatus. Paraesophageal hiatal hernia accounts for only 5% per cent of all diaphragmatic defects but is a potentially dangerous lesion due to compressed lung by the herniated viscera. Symptoms are related to this, including exertional dyspnea, vomiting, cough, Tachypnea but noncyanotic, etc. Barium study shows that the stomach has herniated into the right pleural cavity. The speckled appearance in the herniated stomach in the herniated stomach was due to food material. It strongly suggests paraesophageal hiatal hernia. The operation was done. We report the case with the brief review of literatures.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.25 no.12
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• pp.1436-1439
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• 1992

Esophageal hiatal hernia is common disorder in western sociey, and mainly affects mid-aged women, There are two types of hiatal gernia; common and more benign type is sliding [type I], and more severe type is paraesophageal [type II], and Skinner subdivided type II as true II, IIA, III, and paraesophageal group, As Skinner`s nomination, this case could be belong to IIA, which imply the state that natural hiatus is occupied with gastric antrum or duodenum instead of normal esophago-gastric junction, Main problem of paraesophageal hernia comes from its complication; intestinal obstruction, volvulus, strangulation, and incarceration, as well as pulmonary aspiration. So, as soon as confirm diagnosis, it should be corrected surgically to prevent above complications, and sometimes it could result in serious condition. We have experienced paraesophageal hiatal hernia in 3-day newborn infant and have repaired it successfully. We used transabdominal approach to repair and to prevent reflux Nissen`s fundoplication was performed. We would report that with reference study.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.77-81
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• 1977

A paraesophageal hernia which is rare type of hiatal hernia was experienced in a 25 months old child sufferring from chronic anemia, surgical treatment was successful. The review of the literatures was done.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.355-358
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• 1978

The esophageal hiatal hernia is a rare disease entity in children, Especially, the paraesophageal hiatal hernia is an extremely rare. We had experienced a paraesophageal hiatal hernia in 6 month old male baby. He had postprandial vomiting for 4 months. The chest P-A and right lateral X-ray films were shown a round homogenous density in posterior mediastinum. On laparotomy, we couldn`t see the stomach in operative field. We reduced the stomach through the widened esophageal hiatus and repaired hiatal opening. His operative course was uneventful and discharged on the 9th postoperative day.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.96-99
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• 1995

Hiatal hernia is a rare disease in Korea compared to western countries. It is even rarer to find the one that requires operation after unsuccessful medical treatments. We operated three cases of hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux by Belsey-Mark IV procedure. One case developed paraesophageal hernia postoperatively and we performed laparotomy to correct the complication. Postoperatively, all three cases showed satisfactory results clinically and radiographically.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.337-341
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• 1993

Since the first deliberate repair of hiatal hernia by Wm. J. Mayo in 1911, counterless procedure have been performed to correct herniation of the stomach into the posterior mediastinum. Recently,we experienced 51 years old female patient with large paraesophageal hernia and complete intrathoracic stomach which combined with multiple gastric erosion with chronic blood loss. So gastric ulcer within a diaphragmatic hernia is a distinct physiophathologic and clinical entity that our patient suffered from severe anemia due to chronic blood loss. The hernia was repaired transabdominally including reduction of stomach, excision of sac, closure of defect, anterior gastropexy, and gastr6stomy. Because of absent gastroesophageal refiux, no another antireflux procedure was required and erosion was managed by H2 receptor blocker.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.71-76
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• 1981

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.150-156
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• 1984

Paraesophageal hiatus hernia represents a rare hiatal hernia that are treated surgically. The completely asymptomatic paraesophageal hernia often does not reach the clinician or surgeon. But the presence of a symptomatic paraesophageal hernia is sufficient indication for surgery. The paraesophageal hernia may be approached either transthoracically or transabdominally. The general technique is essentially the same, whichever route is used. From either transthoracic or transabdominal approach, following reduction of the viscus and elimination of the sac, the diaphragmatic opening is then closed with interrupted heavy dacron or silk sutures in paraesophageal hiatus hernia. But if the phrenoesophageal membrane often is destroyed when the esophagogastric junction and the distal esophagus have been mobilized, it becomes important to fix the esophagogastric junction below the diaphragm, so that it does not slide through the hiatus and produce a sliding-type hiatus hernia in future. We have experienced one case of paraesophageal hiatus hernia which was accompanied with severe anemia in child. We preferred to approach through left thoracotomy incision and then pushed down the stomach into the abdominal cavity with complete excision of the hernial sac. We employed Belsey Mark V procedure using of Teflon felt pledgets with the mattress sutures against development of sliding-type hiatus hernia in postoperative period. postoperative course has been uneventful and good for about 3 months to this time.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.211-216
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• 1999

The esophageal hiatal hernia is a herniation of an abdominal organ, usually the stomach, through the esophageal hiatus into thoracic cavity. It is a rare disease, usually congenital and frequently associated with gastroesophageal reflux and other congenital malformations in children. It is classified according to their anatomic characteristics as type I (sliding hiatal hernia), type II (paraesophageal hiatal hernia), type III (combined hiatal hernia) and type IV (multiorgan hiatal hernia). We experienced a case of type III congenital esophageal hiatal hernia simulating chest mass on simple chest x-ray because of right intrathoracic stomach secondary to congenital esophageal hiatal hernia and organoaxial rotation in 10 months male. After the operation, he showed an improved general condition and was discharged at the 14th hospital day. We report the case with the brief review of the related literatures.