title: Open repair of hiatus hernia: thoracic approach.
abstract: Open repair of a hiatal hernia remains an excellent method for correction of symptomatic gastroesphageal reflux. This article gives a technical description of the performance of the Belsey Mark IV hiatal herniorrhaphy and the uncut Collis-Nissen repair. A brief description of preoperative evaluation and results is also included.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Allen
mesh_terms: D018662:Fundoplication; D006551:Hernia, Hiatal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013908:Thoracotomy