Walaa F Abdelmoaty, MD, MBA1, Christy M Dunst, MD, FACS2, Ahmed M Zihni, MD, MPH1, Filippo Filicori, MD1, Daniel Davila Bradley, MD2, Kevin M Reavis, MD, FACS2, Lee L Swanstrom, MD, FACS2, Steven R DeMeester, MD, FACS2. 1Providence Portland Medical Center, 2The Oregon Clinic
Hiatal closure with too much tension during para-esophageal hernia repair is a critical risk factor for hernia recurrence. There are several techniques that can be done to decrease the tension of the hiatal closure. In this video, we demonstrate how to do these techniques to bring the crura together without undue tension.
Presented at the SAGES 2017 Annual Meeting in Houston, TX.
Abstract ID: 87581
Program Number: V031
Presentation Session: Foregut Videos Session
Presentation Type: Video