The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 2 , Pages e10-e11 , February 2010

Covert presentation of strangulated hiatus hernias after cardiac surgery: A note of caution

  • Ben Davies, MRCS(Eng)

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Ben Davies, MRCS(Eng), Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, WV10 0QP, United Kingdom.
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  • J. Stephen Billing, MA, FRCS(CTh)
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  • Patrick Yiu, PhD, FRCS(CTh)

Received 20 June 2008 ,Accepted 6 July 2008.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(08)01186-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.07.017

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 2 , Pages e10-e11 , February 2010

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