Open AccessOutcomes after Laparoscopic Gastropexy as an Alternative for Paraesophageal Hernia Repair
Author(s) -
Elizabeth Bruenderman,
Robert C.G. Martin,
Farid Kehdy
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of the society of laparoendoscopic surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.529
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1938-3797
pISSN - 1086-8089
DOI - 10.4293/jsls.2020.00059
Subject(s) - medicine , gastropexy , surgery , quality of life (healthcare) , hernia , general surgery , hiatal hernia , hernia repair , reflux , disease , stomach , nursing
Outcomes after laparoscopic gastropexy (LG), performed as an alternative to formal paraesophageal hernia (PEH) repair in patients with giant PEH, have been rarely studied. This manuscript evaluates complications and long-term quality-of-life after LG.