Laparoscopıc Fundoplicatıon with Prosthetic Hiatal Closure
- 3 July 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in World Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 31 (11), 2169-2176
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-007-9066-7
Abstract
Despite the good results reported after laparoscopic fundoplication, failure is still a major problem. Hiatal disruption is one of the common patterns of anatomical failure. The aim of this study was to compare the results of suture repair of diaphragmatic crura with routine polypropylene mesh reinforcement in addition to suture repair. A total of 551 patients who underwent laparoscopic fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux disease between March 1998 and July 2004 were included into the study. Crural closure had been performed with simple primary suture repair alone between March 1998 and July 2002 (n = 335, group I), and mesh reinforcement of the hiatal repair was performed routinely thereafter (n = 176, group II). These groups were evaluated prospectively. We observed a significantly lower rate of recurrence in group II than in group I. After a 2-year follow-up, the rate of anatomic morphologic recurrence was 6.0% in group I and 1.8% in group II. Considering the recurrence rate, there was significant statistical difference. The overall recurrence rate in our series was 4.6%. There was no correlation between the size of the hernia and recurrence. No significant difference was found between groups regarding the rate of postoperative dysphagia. We have not observed any complications related to the use of polypropylene mesh in group II. The results of this study suggest that polypropylene mesh reinforcement increases the success rate for laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair without causing an additional complication burden. We propose routine use of mesh reinforcement in laparascopic antireflux surgery.This publication has 40 references indexed in Scilit:
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