Use of the Falciform Ligament Flap for Closure of the Esophageal Hiatus in Giant Paraesophageal Hernia
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 05/08/2012
Park AE et al. – Use of the falciform ligament as a vascularized autologous onlay flap is a safe and effective procedure to obtain closure of the crural defect of a giant paraesophageal hernia (GPEH). The falciform ligament should be adequately mobilized from the anterior abdominal wall to prevent lateral tension on the flap, but care must be taken to avoid devascularization. Interrupted vertical mattress sutures are used to fix the falciform ligament to the left and right hiatal crurae.



