Abstract:An 84-year-old woman was referred to our hospital for poor oral intake. Gastrointestinal endoscopy showed necrosis of gastric mucosa. CT showed the proximal stomach migrated into the left thoracic cavity via the esophageal hiatal hernia. The preoperative diagnosis was gastric necrosis due to incarcerated esophageal hiatal hernia, and emergency surgery was performed. On laparotomy, we found the incarcerated esophageal hiatal hernia of the stomach. The proximal stomach became necrotic and the inflammation spread… Show more
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