Results of laparoscopic repair of giant paraesophageal hernias: 200 Consecutive patients

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1909-1916

  Pierre, Andrew F ^a   Luketich, James D ^a,b   Fernando, Hiran C ^a   Christie, Neil A ^a   Buenaventura, Percival O ^a   Litle, Virginia R ^a   Schauer, Philip R ^a   Pearson, F Griffith ^c   Demeester, Steven R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHAGIA; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEARTBURN; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; ILEUS; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PNEUMONIA; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; STOMACH PERFORATION; STROKE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, HIATAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036899048     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(02)04088-2     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Duranceau A, Jamieson GG. Hiatal hernia and gastroesophageal reflux. In: Sabiston DCJ, Lyerly HK, eds. Textbook of Surgery. Philadelphia: WB Saunders, 1997:767-83.
2. MacArthur KE. Hernias and volvulus of the gastrointestinal tract. In: Feldman M, Scharschmidt BF, Sleisenger MH, Klein S, eds. Sleisenger & Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease. Philadelphia: WB Saunders, 1998:318-27.
3. Haas O, Rat P, Christophe M, Friedman S, Favre JP. Surgical results of intrathoracic gastric volvulus complicating hiatal hernia. Br J Surg 1990;77:1379-81.
4. Treacy PJ, Jamieson GG. An approach to the management of paraoesophageal hiatus hernias. Aust NZ J Surg 1987;57:813-17.
5. Skinner DB, Belsey RH. Surgical management of esophageal reflux and hiatus hernia: Long-term results with 1,030 patients. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1967;53:33-54.
6. Hill LD. Incarcerated paraesophageal hernia: A surgical emergency. Am J Surg 1973;126:286-91.
7. Ozdemir IA, Burke WA, Ikins PM. Paraesophageal hernia: A life-threatening disease. Ann Thorac Surg 1973;16:547-54.
8. Allen MS, Trastek VF, Deschamps C, Pairolero PC. Intrathoracic stomach. Presentation and results of operation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993;105:253-59.
9. Altorki NK, Yankelevitz D, Skinner DB. Massive hiatal hernias: The anatomic basis of repair. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998;115:828-35.
10. Maziak DE, Todd TR, Pearson FG. Massive hiatus hernia: Evaluation and surgical management. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998;115:53-60.
11. Luketich JD, Raja S, Fernando HC, et al. Laparoscopic repair of giant paraesophageal hernia: 100 Consecutive cases. Ann Surg 2000;232:608-18.
12. Dahlberg PS, Deschamps C, Miller DL, Allen MS, Nichols FC, Pairolero PC. Laparoscopic repair of large paraesophageal hiatal hernia. Ann Thorac Surg 2001;72:1125-9.
13. Velanovich V, Vallance SR, Gusz JR, Tapia FV, Harkabus MA. Quality of life scale for gastroesophagel reflux disease. J Am Coll Surg 1996;183:217-24.
14. Wiechmann RJ, Ferguson MK, Naunheim KS, et al. Laparoscopic management of giant paraesophageal herniation. Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1080-7.
15. Ellis FH, Crozier RE, Shea JA. Paraesophageal hiatus hernia. Arch Surg 1986;121:416-20.
16. Hashemi M, Peters JH, DeMeester TR, et al. Laparoscopic repair of large type III hiatal hernia: Objective follow-up reveals high recurrence rate. J Am Coll Surg 2000;190:539-46.