THE DIAPHRAGM EVENTRATION UNDER THE GUISE OF RECURRENT PARAESOPHAGEAL HIATAL HERNIA

The clinical case presented in this article illustrates one of the serious iatrogenic complications of Nissen fundoplication: diaphragmatic eventration. A 65-year-old patient was diagnosed with recurrent paraesophageal hiatal hernia. Intraoperatively, it was treated as diaphragmatic eventration. Laparoscopic Nissen refundoplication, suturing of the diaphragm defect was performed. The patient was discharged in satisfactory condition on the 5th day.