Background: Different surgical variations have been described for laparoscopic crural repair however, the technique is not standardized and left to the surgeons' preference. Objective: The purpose of this study is to describe a standardized "patient tailored" approach for laparoscopic posterior cruroplasty in the setting of elective hiatal hernia repair. Methods: Retrospective single-center study was conducted (November 2015 to November 2019). The technical aspects of a standardized "patient tailored" laparoscopic posterior crural repair are described. Perioperative outcomes and patients' quality of life, measured with the disease specific Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease Health-Related Quality of Life (GERD-HRQL) and generic Short Form-36 (SF-36), were analyzed. Results: One hundred and forty-one patients were treated for symptomatic hiatal hernia according to the described "patient tailored" concept. Overall, 102 (72.3%) patients underwent simple suture repair while simple suture repair buttressed with biosynthetic resorbable U shaped mesh [Phasix ST®-Bard] was used in 39 (27.7%) patients. Toupet fundoplication was fashioned in all patients. The median operative time was 131 min (IQR 55-240). No intraoperative complications or conversion to open surgery occurred. The median postoperative stay was 1.8 days (range 1-7). The overall postoperative complication rate was 4.2%. The median follow-up was 21 months (IQR range 1-34) with 102 patients having a minimum follow-up of 6 months. Recurrent hernia was diagnosed in three patients (2.1%), but none required reoperation. No mesh-related complications occurred. Compared to baseline, the median GERD-HRQL (p = 0.003) and all SF-36 items (p < 0.001) were significantly improved. Conclusion: The application of a standardized "patient tailored" concept for laparoscopic posterior cruroplasty seems safe and effective in the medium-term follow-up with promising perioperative outcomes and quality of life improvement. This approach may be valuable to assure procedure reproducibility, standardization, and to uniformly interpret the outcomes.
Laparoscopic posterior cruroplasty : a patient tailored approach / A. Aiolfi, M. Cavalli, G. Saino, A. Sozzi, G. Bonitta, G. Micheletto, G. Campanelli, D. Bona. - In: HERNIA. - ISSN 1265-4906. - (2020 Apr 25). [Epub ahead of print]
Titolo: | Laparoscopic posterior cruroplasty : a patient tailored approach |
Autori: | BONA, DAVIDE (Ultimo) |
Parole Chiave: | Esophageal crura; Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD); Hiatus hernia; Recurrence; “Patient tailored” |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore MED/18 - Chirurgia Generale |
Data di pubblicazione: | 25-apr-2020 |
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Tipologia: | Article (author) |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10029-020-02188-5 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01 - Articolo su periodico |
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