HighlightsLarge paraesophageal hernia may be associated with life-threatening complications.Surgical treatment is reserved for symptomatic patients.Sac excision and the use of mesh are still debatable options.Cruroplasty with anterior gastropexy may be a safe effective surgical treatment in elderly patients.
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