Rym El Khoury1, Mauricio Ramirez2, Eric S Hungness3, Nathaniel J Soper3, Marco G Patti2. 1. Department of Surgery, Northwestern University, 676 North Saint Clair, Suite 650, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA. rymelkhoury@gmail.com. 2. Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. 3. Department of Surgery, Northwestern University, 676 North Saint Clair, Suite 650, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic repair of paraesophageal hernia (LPEHR) is considered today the standard of care for this condition. While attention has been mostly focused on the incidence of postoperative radiologic recurrence of a hiatal hernia, few data are available about the effect of the operation on symptoms. AIMS: In this study, we aim to determine the effect of primary LPEHR on postoperative symptoms. PATIENTS AND METHODS: One hundred and sixty-two patients underwent LPEH repair in two academic tertiary care centers. Preoperative evaluation included barium swallow (100 %), endoscopy (80 %), manometry (81 %), and pH monitoring (25 %). Type III PEH was the most common (94 %), and it was associated with a gastric volvulus in 27 % of patients. RESULTS: A fundoplication was performed in all patients: Nissen in 57 %, Dor in 36 %, and Toupet in 6 %. A Collis gastroplasty was added in 6 % of patients. There were no perioperative deaths. The intraoperative complication rate was 7 %. The operation was completed laparoscopically in 98 % of patients. Postoperative complications occurred in four patients, and three needed a second operation. Average follow-up was 24 months. Heartburn, regurgitation, chest pain, dysphagia, respiratory symptoms, and hoarseness improved as a result of the operation. Anemia fully resolved in all patients. CONCLUSIONS: LPEH repair is safe and effective, and the need for reoperation is rare. Few patients experience postoperative symptoms, and these are easily controlled with acid-reducing medications.
BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic repair of paraesophageal hernia (LPEHR) is considered today the standard of care for this condition. While attention has been mostly focused on the incidence of postoperative radiologic recurrence of a hiatal hernia, few data are available about the effect of the operation on symptoms. AIMS: In this study, we aim to determine the effect of primary LPEHR on postoperative symptoms. PATIENTS AND METHODS: One hundred and sixty-two patients underwent LPEH repair in two academic tertiary care centers. Preoperative evaluation included barium swallow (100 %), endoscopy (80 %), manometry (81 %), and pH monitoring (25 %). Type III PEH was the most common (94 %), and it was associated with a gastric volvulus in 27 % of patients. RESULTS: A fundoplication was performed in all patients: Nissen in 57 %, Dor in 36 %, and Toupet in 6 %. A Collis gastroplasty was added in 6 % of patients. There were no perioperative deaths. The intraoperative complication rate was 7 %. The operation was completed laparoscopically in 98 % of patients. Postoperative complications occurred in four patients, and three needed a second operation. Average follow-up was 24 months. Heartburn, regurgitation, chest pain, dysphagia, respiratory symptoms, and hoarseness improved as a result of the operation. Anemia fully resolved in all patients. CONCLUSIONS: LPEH repair is safe and effective, and the need for reoperation is rare. Few patients experience postoperative symptoms, and these are easily controlled with acid-reducing medications.
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