Background: With the increasing number of laparoscopic fundoplications, many more patients with a failed primary antireflux operation are being referred for complex redo procedures. The objective of this study was to ...
Background: Historically, the pathophysiology of Hiatal Hernias (HH) has not been fully understood. As a result, the surgical therapy of HH has focused primarily on gastrointestinal symptoms and Gastroesophageal Reflu...
BACKGROUND Giant paraesophageal hiatal hernias (HH) are very infrequent,and their spectrum of clinical manifestations is large.Giant HH mainly occurs in elderly patients,and its relationship with anemia has been repor...