Simple laparoscopic gastropexy as the initial treatment of paraoesophageal hiatal hernia

Author:

Agwunobi A O1,Bancewicz J2,Attwood S E A2

Affiliation:

1. Department of Surgery, Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, Wigan UK

2. Department of Surgery, University of Manchester, Hope Hospital, Salford, UK

Abstract

Abstract Background Paraoesophageal hiatal hernia is relatively rare compared with sliding hernia but it is associated with serious complications. Its clinical management presents a major challenge since many patients are elderly and unfit for a formal repair. This paper describes a laparoscopic method aimed at reducing the complications of open repair. Methods Thirteen patients treated for symptomatic paraoesophageal hernia were included in the study. Eleven patients successfully underwent a simple laparoscopic modification of the Boerema anterior gastropexy. Two patients required an open anterior gastropexy through a minilaparotomy because of incomplete reduction of the hernia. A five-puncture technique was used. The stomach and any other contents of the sac were reduced into the abdomen and the stomach was firmly fixed to the fascia of the anterior abdominal wall with Gore-Tex sutures tied extracorporeally. Results There was one postoperative death due to spontaneous intrathoracic perforation of the posterior aspect of the stomach in an elderly woman with severe cardiac disease. There was no postoperative morbidity. Eight of the ten patients who went home following laparoscopic gastropexy have remained asymptomatic on follow-up. In three patients, two in the laparoscopic group and one in the open group, symptoms recurred. Conclusion While anterior gastropexy has a significant incidence of recurrent herniation, the clinical results of this simple procedure in a high-risk population support its use as the initial surgical option.

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Surgery

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