title: Paraesophageal hernia: when to operate?
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Stylopoulos
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Rattner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D004945:Esophagoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D018662:Fundoplication / Q000379:methods*; D006551:Hernia, Hiatal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome