Paraconduit hernia following esophagectomy: Is it safe to watch and wait?

Use of a mobilized, perfused, falciform ligament patch for repair of paraconduit herniation after robotic-assisted Ivor Lewis esophagectomy

“…A watch-and-wait strategy can be employed if a patient is truly asymptomatic after a thorough assessment, but we encourage most patients with symptomatic hernia to undergo repair. 5 …”