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Hiatal and Paraesophageal Hernia Repair in Pediatric Patients by Erin M. Garvey; Daniel J. Ostlie is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Hiatal and Paraesophageal Hernia Repair in Pediatric Patients about?
Hiatal and paraesophageal hernia (HH/PEH) can be congenital, resulting from embryologic abnormalities/genetic predisposition, or acquired, most commonly after gastroesophageal surgery such as fundoplication. Minimizing circumferential esophageal dissection at the time of Nissen fundoplication has been shown to decrease the risk of acquired HH/PEH from 36.5% to 12.2%. Gastrointestinal, respiratory, and constitutional symptoms, including anemia and failure to thrive, are common with high rates of associated gastroesophageal reflux. Chest x-ray is often abnormal and upper GI confirms the diagnosis. Treatment is surgical with the goal of reducing the hernia contents, excising the hernia sac, closing the crura, and performing an antireflux procedure. The laparoscopic approach is safe and effective.
Who reads Hiatal and Paraesophageal Hernia Repair in Pediatric Patients?
It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Medicine.
- Author
- Erin M. Garvey; Daniel J. Ostlie
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)