Analysis of reconstructive interventions in case of failures in hiatal hernia surgery

INTRODUCTION. The method of laparoscopic fundoplication for hiatal hernia is today the most common surgical intervention for this pathology. However, there are a significant number of complications, one of the most severe is relapse of the disease. Today, according to the world literature, there is not enough information about the causes of relapse, methods of prevention and long-term postoperative results of reconstructive operations.

The OBJECTIVE was to analyze of reconstructive surgeries in patients who underwent surgery for gastroesophageal reflux disease associated with hiatal hernia.

METHODS AND MATERIALS. The work was performed on the basis of data from two clinics – Oncology Department ¹ 2 of the RCOD of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan and Thoracic Department ¹ 2 of the RCB of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan. 1,661 laparoscopic interventions were performed in patients with hiatal hernia. The basis of the work is the analysis of reconstructive operations in 99 patients.

RESULTS. The most common reasons for reconstructive operations were relapses of diseases in gastroesophageal reflux disease associated with a hiatal hernia: destruction and (or) migration of the fundoplication cuff – 77 (77 %) cases, recurrence of paraesophageal hiatal hernia – 10 (11 %). Reconstructive surgery in patients with relapse of hiatal hernia remains the method of choice and leads to positive results in 83 % of cases.

CONCLUSION. Surgical treatment of hiatal hernia should be carried out in a specialized hospital and experienced surgeons who own both laparoscopic and open methods of treating this pathology.

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