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| Year : 2008 | Volume
: 13
| Issue : 4 | Page : 142-143 |
Laparoscopic repair of paraesophageal hiatus hernia in infancy
Anjani Kumar Kundal, Noor Ullah Zargar, Anurag Krishna
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi - 110 060, India
Correspondence Address:
Anjani Kumar Kundal
B-3/128, Pashim Vihar, New Delhi - 110 063
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0971-9261.44766
Paraesophageal hiatus hernia (PEHH) is an uncommon type of diaphragmatic hernia in the pediatric age group. Two patients aged 5-months and 8-months presented with respiratory symptoms and underwent a laparoscopic repair. Preoperative assessment included chest x-ray and CT scan. We suggest that laparoscopic repair of PEHH in infants is safe and preferred mode of the treatment.
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