ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2025
Body mass index should be considered as an indicator for laparoscopic surgery or robot-assisted surgery selection in patients with hiatal hernia.
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- Postoperative quality of life after minimally invasive repair of giant hiatal hernias.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- The Implementation of Robotics in the Setting of Hiatal Hernia Repair: A Scoping Review on Current Evidence.Cureus · 2025Review
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Abstract
Background: Hiatal hernia (HH), a prevalent clinical condition characterized by the protrusion of abdominal viscera into the thoracic cavity through the esophageal hiatus, remains a subject of ongoing debate regarding optimal surgical management strategies. This study aimed to analyze and compare the efficacy of robot-assisted versus laparoscopic repair of HH in patients with varying body mass index (BMI). Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of patients with HH treated at the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital from December 2013 to December 2023. A total of 142 patients were included and divided into three groups based on their BMI values: normal group (18.5 to <24.0 kg/m Results: In the normal group, compared to the laparoscopic group, the robot-assisted group exhibited less intraoperative bleeding, shorter postoperative time to first flatus, longer operation time, and more hospitalization costs (20.0 Conclusions: Under the financial burden of the higher costs associated with robot-assisted surgery, choosing robot-assisted surgery can provide more benefits for patients with a higher BMI, therefore, we recommend that BMI should be considered as an indicator when selecting surgical methods for patients.
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