The natural course of giant paraesophageal hernia and long-term outcomes following conservative management.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Accurate information on the natural course of giant paraesophageal hernia is scarce, challenging therapeutic decisions whether or not to operate.

Objective

We aimed to investigate the long-term outcomes, including hernia-related deaths and complications (e.g. volvulus, gastrointestinal bleeding, strangulation) of patients with giant paraesophageal hernia that were conservatively managed, and to determine factors associated with clinical outcome.

Methods

We retrospectively analysed charts of patients diagnosed with giant paraesophageal hernia between January 1990 and August 2019, collected from a university hospital in The Netherlands. Included patients were subdivided into three groups based on primary therapeutic decision at diagnosis. Radiological, clinic

SUBMITTER: Oude Nijhuis RAB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7724529 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature