The perforation was closed laparoscopically with continuous PTFE suture and checked with the gastroscope. The crura was reclosed and a Nissen fundoplication was performed.
The patient was returned to the operating room where a left thoracotomy through the 6th interspace was performed. The sixth rib was removed, preserving the neurovascular bundle with the intercostal muscle.
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