11/12. Reactive pleuropericarditis following laparoscopic fundoplication.postpericardiotomy syndrome is not uncommon following cardiac surgery. The syndrome is characterized by fever, chest pain, leucocytosis, and signs of pericardial and pleural effusions. A patient with similar symptoms after laparoscopic treatment of reflux esophagitis is reported. Antibiotic treatment had no effect on a suspected bacteriological infection. There was a dramatic clinical response to corticosteroid treatment. The etiology and pathogenesis of the syndrome are discussed.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = chest pain, chest (Clic here for more details about this article) |
12/12. Herniation of the stomach and necrotizing chest wall infection following laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication.This paper addresses gastric herniation following laparoscopic fundoplication for reflux esophagitis. Case history: A 46-year-old woman underwent Nissen fundoplication. Two days postoperatively she developed gastric herniation and perforation with subsequent pleural effusion and necrotizing fasciitis of the chest wall. A patent crural repair might reduce the occurrence of paraoesophageal herniation.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.23107852393289keywords = chest (Clic here for more details about this article) |
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