New or enlarging hiatal hernias after thoracic surgery for early lung cancer

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Authors

Kimberly J. Song · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Rowena Yip · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Michael Chung · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Qiang Cai · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Yeqing Zhu · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Ayushi Singh · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Erik E. Lewis

Abstract

Both open and minimally invasive lung resection for clinical early-stage lung cancer are associated with new or enlarging postoperative hiatal hernia, especially after resections involving the left lower lobe.

Topics & Keywords

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Metastasis and carcinoma case studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JTCVS Open

Volume 10, pp. 415-423

DOI: 10.1016/j.xjon.2022.02.013

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