ESOPHAGUS, STOMACH, AND DUODENUM
Case #8 - A 60 year old woman presented with dysphagia |
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: |
7.) What are the potential life-threatening complications of paraesophageal hernias?
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Potential life-threatening complications of paraesophageal hernias:
a. Excessive bleeding
b. Volvulus with acute obstruction and infarction, perforation and sepsis
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