10 Critical Steps of Hiatal Hernia Repair and Anti-Reflux Surgery: An Expert Consensus and Literature Review
Madison Tyle,
Madison Noom,
Alec Bigness
et al.
Abstract:Background: There is significant variability in the treatment of hiatal hernias, which has led to various perspectives regarding the proper manner of dissection, repair, and reconstruction. We sought to evaluate and analyze expert opinions, survey data, and the literature to define the critical steps in hiatal hernia repair. Methods: A focus group ( focus) of expert foregut surgeons defined and agreed upon a sequence of critical steps of a hiatal hernia repair. Using the data from the focus group, an anonymous… Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.