Gastropericardial fistula after laparoscopic surgery for reflux disease.

When patients with severe gastroesophageal reflux disease require surgery, the operation is frequently performed through a laparoscope. This case report describes a life-threatening gastropericardial fistula, which was a late complication of a laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication, as well as its repair.

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