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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 29.
Published in final edited form as: J Gastrointest Surg. 2011 Dec 9;16(2):417–426. doi: 10.1007/s11605-011-1690-8

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Establishment of an intraperitoneal stomach after complete reduction of the hernia sac. Complete reduction of the sac and esophageal mobilization may require 1–2 hours of dissection within the mediastinum, but is critical for the long-term success of the operation.