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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:669
© 2006 Elsevier Science NL

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery

Diaphragmatic herniation after esophagectomy

^a Istituto Oncologico Veneto (IOV), Clinica Chirurgica III, University of Padova School of Medicine, Padova, Italy
^b Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Clinica Chirurgica III, University of Padova School of Medicine, Padova, Italy

Received 11 May 2006; received in revised form 5 July 2006; accepted 10 July 2006.

^_* Corresponding author. Address: Istituto Oncologico Veneto (IOV), Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Clinica Chirurgica III, University of Padova School of Medicine, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padova, Italy. Tel.: +39 049 8211718; fax: +39 049 8213151. (Email: giovanni.zaninotto@unipd.it).

Key Words: Herniation • Diaphragm • Esophagus • Esophagectomy • Surgical morbidity

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We report two cases of major diaphragmatic hernia after esophagectomy.

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