BACKGROUND: Thoracotomy represents the traditional surgical approach for the treatment of epiphrenic diverticula. A mini-invasive procedure has been reported in only few series. This article describes the authors experience with the laparoscopic approach for performing diverticulectomy, myotomy and Nissen-Rossetti fundoplication. METHODS: From 1994 to 2002, 13 patients (6 men and 7 women), mean age 57 years (range 45-71 years), with symptomatic epiphrenic diverticulum underwent laparoscopic diverticulectomy, myotomy, and Nissen-Rossetti fundoplication. RESULTS: The mean operative time was 145 min (range 110-180 min). No operative mortality was observed. The mean hospital stay was 13.9 days (range 7-25 years). The first three patients (23.1%) who underwent surgery experienced a partial disruption of the suture staple line. One patient (7.7%) died of a myocardial infarction. After a mean clinical follow-up period of 58 months (range 3-96 months), all the patients were symptom free. CONCLUSIONS: Laparoscopic management of epiphrenic diverticula seems to be as safe and effective as the traditional approach, although a longer follow-up period is necessary to confirm the study results.
BACKGROUND: Thoracotomy represents the traditional surgical approach for the treatment of epiphrenic diverticula. A mini-invasive procedure has been reported in only few series. This article describes the authors experience with the laparoscopic approach for performing diverticulectomy, myotomy and Nissen-Rossetti fundoplication. METHODS: From 1994 to 2002, 13 patients (6 men and 7 women), mean age 57 years (range 45-71 years), with symptomatic epiphrenic diverticulum underwent laparoscopic diverticulectomy, myotomy, and Nissen-Rossetti fundoplication. RESULTS: The mean operative time was 145 min (range 110-180 min). No operative mortality was observed. The mean hospital stay was 13.9 days (range 7-25 years). The first three patients (23.1%) who underwent surgery experienced a partial disruption of the suture staple line. One patient (7.7%) died of a myocardial infarction. After a mean clinical follow-up period of 58 months (range 3-96 months), all the patients were symptom free. CONCLUSIONS: Laparoscopic management of epiphrenic diverticula seems to be as safe and effective as the traditional approach, although a longer follow-up period is necessary to confirm the study results.
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