title: Toupet's valvuloplasty for sliding hiatal hernia and incompetent inferior esophageal sphincter.
abstract: The experience obtained in 90 consecutive Toupet's valvuloplasties performed at the General Surgery Service of the "Calixto Garcia" University Hospital is presented. Indications for the operation were a sliding hiatal hernia in 87 patients and an incompetent inferior esophageal sphincter in 3 patients. The time elapsed after operation ranged from 1 to 9 years in 80 patients who could be followed up (88.9% of the casuistic).--There was no mortality directly related with the surgical procedure, 95% of the patients improved their symptoms and in 85% of them there were no symptoms dependent of the valvuloplasty performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery General Calixto Garcia, University Hospital, Havanna.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: del Portal
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Molina
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Quiñones
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000601:surgery*; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000601:surgery*; D006551:Hernia, Hiatal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods