What question did this study set out to answer?

To determine whether laparoscopic repair of paraesophageal hiatal hernias requires an accompanying fundoplication to prevent postoperative complications.

March 14, 2015Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Repair of Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernias–Is a Fundoplication Needed? A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial

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BMBeat P. Müller‐StichKarlsruhe Institute of Technology VAVerena AchtstätterHeidelberg University MDMarkus K. DienerUniversity of Freiburg

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Randomized trial demonstrates reduced postoperative reflux in hernia repair patients, indicating that fundoplication should accompany surgery.

Key Points

To determine whether laparoscopic repair of paraesophageal hiatal hernias requires an accompanying fundoplication to prevent postoperative complications.
Conducted a randomized controlled pilot trial evaluating laparoscopic repair of paraesophageal hiatal hernias with or without fundoplication.
Combining laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair with fundoplication prevents postoperative gastroesophageal reflux and resulting esophagitis.
Procedure-related side effects associated with fundoplication were not clinically relevant.

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Müller‐Stich et al. (2015) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dd59bd80eea7d3f699bbe6 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.03.003

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Randomized trial demonstrates reduced postoperative reflux in hernia repair patients, indicating that fundoplication should accompany surgery.

Repair of Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernias–Is a Fundoplication Needed? A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial

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Repair of Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernias–Is a Fundoplication Needed? A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial

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