Introduction – The purpose of our study is to identify the incidence of dysphagia in a series of patients who underwent laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair (LPEHR) with placement of keyhole biologic mesh. Improved outcomes have been shown with LPEHR over open techniques but there is still much debate as to the placement of mesh. Biologic mesh has shown great promise, but only the U-shaped onlay has been extensively studied. A paucity of data exists on the application of biologic mesh in a
Introduction:
Few studies have reported the prevalence and consequences of infection with Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) among obese patients undergoing sleeve gastrectomy. It is important to determine if H. pylori infection could increase complications or influence outcomes. This study reviewed whether infection with H. pylori based on the microscopic identification within the gastric specimen has any association with post-operative leaks. Secondarily, this study also examined whether there
Purpose – Minimally invasive esophageal fundoplication is a well-established treatment for medically refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), although its safety and efficacy in obese patients is debated. It is uncertain whether a greater body mass index (BMI) portends increased complications or inferior symptom relief postoperatively. In this study, we describe the effect of BMI on outcomes following minimally invasive antireflux surgery.
Methods – All patients who underwent minima
Introduction: The symptoms of gastroesophaeal reflux disease (GERD) are frequently improved following roux-en-Y gastric bypass, however 10 to 30% of patients have persistent or new GERD post bypass. Traditional fundoplication is not an option due to surgical disconnection of the fundus from the esophagogastric junction. Endoluminal solutions are restricted to radiofrequency treatments and efficacy of this treatment is often compromised by anatomic issues including hiatal hernia. The laparoscopic
Background: Although laparoscopic surgery is more and more frequently performed for the treatment of gastric cancer, total laparoscopic total gastrectomy (TLTG) is not widely performed because of its technical dif?culty in intracorporeal esophagojejunostomy. Most of the intracorporeal esophagojejunostomy are performed with end-end anastomosis (EEA) or endoscopic liner stapler. We developed an intracorporeal esophagojejunostomy just by hand-sewn suture under view of laparoscopy, here we evaluate