Open AccessTechniques and pitfalls of laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair in severe kyphoscoliosis patients
Author(s) -
Junsheng Li,
Guoqiang Shao
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of minimal access surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0972-9941
pISSN - 1998-3921
DOI - 10.4103/jmas.jmas_113_18
Subject(s) - medicine , kyphoscoliosis , hernia , surgery , perioperative , hernia repair , general surgery , hiatal hernia , scoliosis , disease , reflux
Increasing evidence suggests that kyphoscoliosis may play a role in the pathophysiology of paraesophageal hernia development. The presence of severe kyphoscoliosis not only increases the incidence of paraesophageal hernia but also increases the risk of hiatal hernia (HH) repair. Moreover, the technical skills and the pitfalls of laparoscopic repair of HH in this special condition have yet been described.