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The Incidence of Hiatal Hernia After Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Submitted by

Mark Ferguson

Source

Source Name: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Source URL: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11605-014-2481-9

Author(s)

NW Bronson, RA Luna, JG Hunter, JP Dolan

This retrospective single institution review assessed the incidence of hiatal hernia after minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE). Of 114 patients followed, 9 (8%) developed herniation, of whom 5 were symptomatic. All were repaired laparoscopically, except 2 who underwent emergent surgery, with good results.