Preoperative botulinum toxin type A: A case report of a proposed new strategy for giant hiatal hernia management

Affiliations

Francisco Tustumi: Department of Gastroenterology Digestive Surgery Division University of São Paulo São Paulo Brazil
Edno Tales Bianchi: Department of Gastroenterology Digestive Surgery Division University of São Paulo São Paulo Brazil
Sérgio Szachnowicz: Department of Gastroenterology Digestive Surgery Division University of São Paulo São Paulo Brazil
Rider May Cedro: Department of Gastroenterology Digestive Surgery Division University of São Paulo São Paulo Brazil
Antonio Afonso deMiranda Neto: Department of Gastroenterology Digestive Surgery Division University of São Paulo São Paulo Brazil
André Luiz Gioia Morrell: Department of Gastroenterology Digestive Surgery Division University of São Paulo São Paulo Brazil
Ricardo Zugaib Abdalla: Department of Gastroenterology Digestive Surgery Division University of São Paulo São Paulo Brazil
Rubens Antonio Aissar Sallum: Department of Gastroenterology Digestive Surgery Division University of São Paulo São Paulo Brazil
Ivan Cecconello: Department of Gastroenterology Digestive Surgery Division University of São Paulo São Paulo Brazil

Abstract

Abstract The use of preoperative ventral botulinum toxin for giant hiatal hernia management.