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ArticleJournal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract2023

Recurrence in Paraesophageal Hernia: Patient Factors and Composite Surgical Repair in 862 Cases.

Chu Luan Nguyen, David Tovmassian, Michael Zhou, Doruk Seyfi, Anna Isaacs, Suzanna Gooley, Gregory L Falk

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Article in Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. 3D mesh-augmented hiatal hernia repair in patients with GERD: A 3-year single-center experience.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025
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  16. Dynamics of hiatal hernia recurrence: how important is a composite crural repair?Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chu Luan NguyenDepartment of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, NSW, 2139, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4630-6182
David TovmassianDepartment of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, NSW, 2139, Australia.
Michael ZhouDepartment of Surgery, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, 2050, Australia.
Doruk SeyfiDepartment of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, NSW, 2139, Australia.
Anna IsaacsDepartment of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, NSW, 2139, Australia.
Suzanna GooleySydney Heartburn Clinic, Lindfield, NSW, 2070, Australia.
Gregory L FalkDepartment of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, NSW, 2139, Australia. sydney.heartburn@gmail.com.
The University of Sydney · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRepair of giant paraesophageal hernia (PEH) is associated with a considerable hernia recurrence rate by objective measures. This study analyzed a large series of laparoscopic giant PEH repair to determine factors associated with anatomical recurrence.

methodData was extracted from a single-surgeon prospective database of laparoscopic repair of giant PEH from 1991 to 2021. Upper endoscopy was performed within 12 months postoperatively and selectively thereafter. Any supra-diaphragmatic stomach was defined as anatomical recurrence. Patient and hernia characteristics and technical operative factors, including "composite repair" (360° fundoplication with esophagopexy and cardiopexy to right crus), were evaluated with univariate and multivariate analysis.

resultsLaparoscopic primary repair was performed in 862 patients. The anatomical recurrence rate was 27.3% with median follow-up of 33 months (IQR 16, 68). Recurrence was symptomatic in 45% of cases and 29% of these underwent a revision operation. Hernia recurrence was associated with younger age, adversely affected quality of life, and were associated with non-composite repair. Multivariate analysis identified age < 70 years, presence of Barrett's esophagus, absence of "composite repair", and hiatus closure under tension as independent factors associated with recurrence (HR 1.27, 95%CI 0.88-1.82, p = 0.01; HR 1.58, 95%CI 1.12-2.23, p = 0.009; HR 1.72, 95%CI 1.2-2.44, p = 0.002; HR 2.05, 95%CI 1.33-3.17, p = 0.001, respectively).

conclusionRepair of giant PEH is associated with substantial anatomical recurrence associated with patient and technique factors. Patient factors included age < 70 years, Barrett's esophagus, and hiatus tension. "Composite repair" was associated with lower recurrence rate.

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Barrett EsophagusHernia, HiatalLaparoscopyAgedFollow-Up StudiesFundoplicationHerniorrhaphyHumansNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalQuality of LifeRecurrenceRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeFundoplicationParaesophageal hiatal herniaRecurrence

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