In a retrospective review of patients undergoing esophagectomy at two high volume centers, the incidence of hiatal hernia was 5% – 10%. The incidence did not differ between open and MIE approaches. Two-thirds of the hernias were discovered incidentally, although half of those patients were symptomatic. Mortality in patients undergoing urgent correction was almost 20%.
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Hiatal Hernia After Esophagectomy for Cancer
Submitted by: Mark Ferguson
Source: Annals of Thoracic Surgery
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Author(s): Hylke J.F. Brenkman, Kevin Parry, Fergus Noble, Richard van Hillegersberg, Donna Sharland, Lucas Goense, Jamie Kelly, James P. Byrne, Timothy J. Underwood, Jelle P. Ruurda
