Table 1 Patient characteristics and treatment for parahiatal hernia
From: Laparoscopic repair of parahiatal hernia after esophagectomy: a case report
Author | Case | Gender | Age | Symptom | Etiology: primary/secondary (previous surgery) | Defect size (cm) | Treatment | Postoperative course |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Demmy et al. (1994) [12] | 1 | F | 48 | Upper abdominal pain | Primary | 2 | Left thoracotomy Primary closure | Discharge on POD 42 |
Rodefeld et al. (1998) [13] | 2 | F | 64 | Heartburn and regurgitation | Primary | 5 | Laparoscopic repair Primary closure Fundoplication | Discharge on POD 3 Asymptomatic on 15 months postoperatively |
Scheidler et al. (2002) [5] | 3 | F | 68 | Postprandial nausea, emesis, and epigastric pain | Primary | ND | Laparoscopic repair Primary closure Fundoplication | Discharge on POD 2 Asymptomatic on 12 months postoperatively |
4 | M | 57 | Postprandial, substernal chest pain | Primary | ND | Laparoscopic repair Primary closure Fundoplication | Postoperative course was the same as case 3 Asymptomatic on 4 years postoperatively | |
Palanivelu et al. (2008) [6] | 5 | M | 32 | Epigastric pain (50%), nausea (15%), vomiting (10%), heartburn (80%), postprandial bloating (25%) | Primary | 8 | Laparoscopic repair Mesh repair | Mean hospital stay was 5 days (2–8 days) Patients resumed their regular work schedule 10–14 days postoperatively |
6 | M | 55 | Primary | 18 | Laparoscopic repair Mesh repair | |||
7 | M | 29 | Primary | 30 | Laparoscopic repair Mesh repair Fundoplication | |||
8 | M | 65 | Primary | 16 | Laparoscopic repair Mesh repair Fundoplication | |||
9 | F | 45 | Secondary (LF for GERD) | 6 | Laparoscopic repair Primary closure | |||
10 | M | 70 | Secondary (LTE for esophageal leiomyoma) | 9 | Laparoscopic repair Mesh repair | |||
11 | F | 56 | Secondary (LF for GERD) | 6 | Laparoscopic repair Primary closure | |||
12 | F | 37 | Secondary (LF for GERD) | 8 | Laparoscopic repair Mesh repair | |||
Ohtsuka et al. (2012) [14] | 13 | M | 39 | Epigastric pain, nausea, and vomiting | Primary | 5 | Laparoscopic repair Primary closure | ND |
Takemura et al. (2013) [10] | 14 | M | 70 | Epigastric pain | Secondary (biopsy of pleura for mesothelioma) | 3 | Laparoscopic repair Primary closure | Discharge on POD 29 |
Lew et al. (2013) [11] | 15 | F | 51 | Epigastric pain and vomiting | Primary | 3 | Laparoscopic repair Mesh repair | Discharge on POD 5 Asymptomatic on 7 months postoperatively |
Staerkle et al. (2016) [9] | 16 | M | 71 | Chest pain | Primary | ND | Laparoscopic repair Mesh repair Fundoplication | Discharge on POD 3 Mild symptomatic reflux on 2 years postoperatively |
Koh et al. (2016) [8] | 17 | F | 40 | Epigastric pain | ND | 5 | Laparoscopic repair Primary closure | Discharge on POD 2 |
18 | F | 51 | Epigastric pain | ND | 3 | Laparoscopic repair Mesh repair Fundoplication | Discharge on POD 5 | |
Our case | 19 | M | 73 | Abdominal pain | Secondary (reconstruction of gastric conduit) | 8 | Laparoscopic repair Mesh repair | Discharge on POD 19 Asymptomatic on 12 months postoperatively |