The patient had had multiple abdominal operations and open repair was chosen over laparoscopic for safety reasons. There were multiple adhesions between stomach, liver and anterior abdominal wall that had to be dissected to expose the hiatus. The esophagus was exposed and encircled. The anterior vagus nerve can be seen on the esophagus.
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