title: The Belsey operation for hiatal hernia: a twenty year experience.
abstract: A twenty year experience with the Belsey operation for hiatal hernia repair demonstrated good to excellent results in 80 per cent of patients, a fair outcome in 15 per cent, and unacceptable results in 5 per cent of patients. Good results included the absence of reflux symptoms, pleasant swallowing, the preservation of a normal capacity for belching and vomiting, minimal flatulence, and a comfortable incision. Although most recurrent symptoms appear within five years after operation, symptoms first recur ten or more years after operation in 10 per cent of patients.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003679:Deglutition; D004943:Esophagogastric Junction / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000601:surgery*; D006551:Hernia, Hiatal / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence