title: [Laparoscopic repair of large hiatal hernias with polypropylene mesh].
abstract: From March to December 1997, we operated upon 5 patients suffering form extensive hiatal hernias combined with gastroesophageal reflux. We performed laparoscopically a hernioplasty by suture adding an implantation of a polypropylene mesh. All operation were finished without any complications. In our contribution, we report about the surgical technique and demonstrate the results of our follow-up examinations made in 1/98. The tension-free laparoscopic operation of extensive hiatal hernias by mesh implantation seems a proper alternative to conventional minimally invasive surgery.
authors.affiliation: Klinikum Berlin-Buch, Chirurgische Klinik.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bärlehner
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Heukrodt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006551:Hernia, Hiatal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011126:Polypropylenes; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D013536:Suture Techniques; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D011126:Polypropylenes