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A Gryga

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[Surgical treatment of patients with paraesophageal and mixed hiatal hernias].

During the years from 1948-90, we operated on 112 patients with paraesophageal and mixed hiatal hernias. One hundred patients who had been operated on up to the year 1988 were followed up over a long period. Preoperatively gastroesophageal reflux occurred in 52%, hemorrhage in 18%, riding ulcer in 7%, and incarceration and obstruction in 9%. Up to the beginning of the seventies, hiatoraphy and gastropexy were carried out. In these patients, the checking showed the occurrence of the relapse of hernias in 47%, reflux in 43% and subjective complaints in 26%. This finding induced us to change the surgical procedure and, in the following years, we performed hiatoraphy, fundoplicatio, fundophrenopexy and anterior gastropexy. The checking showed a decrease in the occurrence of the relapse of hernias to 21%, gastroesophageal reflux to 9% and subjective complaints to 10%. The period of the follow-up ranged from 1 to 19 years. The operative letality was 3%.

Adolescent↗

[Long-term follow-up of patients surgically treated for para-esophageal and mixed hiatal hernias. Experiences with more than 100 surgical patients].

During the years from 1948-1990, we operated on 112 patients with paraesophageal and mixed hiatal hernias. One hundred patients who had been operated up to the year 1988 were followed up over a long period. Preoperatively, gastroesophageal reflux occurred in 52%, hemorrhage in 18%, riding ulcer in 7%, and incarceration and obstruction in 9%. Up to the beginning of the seventies, hiatoraphy and gastropexy were carried out. In these patients, the checking showed the occurrence of the relapse of hernias in 47%, reflux in 43% and subjective complaints in 26%. This finding induced us to change the surgical procedure and, in the following years, we performed hiatorhaphy, fundoplicato, fundophrenopexy and anterior gastropexy. The checking showed a decrease in the occurrence of the relapse of hernias to 21%, gastroesophageal reflux to 9% and subjective complaints to 10%. The period of the follow-up ranged from 1 to 19 years. The operative letality was 3%.

Adolescent↗

Esophageal stent with antireflux valve for tumors involving the cardia: work in progress.

PURPOSE: To describe an esophageal stent with a polyester mesh cover and an antireflux valve, and to assess its efficacy in the treatment of patients with inoperable tumors of the gastric cardia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirteen patients with adenocarcinoma of the cardia, two patients with squamous cell carcinoma, and three patients with recurrent carcinoma of the gastric fundus after surgery were treated by placement of an esophageal stent with an antireflux valve. The spiral Z stent has a porous, polyester mesh cover and an antireflux sleeve made of pliable polyurethane at its lower end. RESULTS: Placement of the stent was successful in all patients, and their dysphagia disappeared or significantly improved. All were able to swallow solid food, and no patient reported significant reflux or "gas bloat" syndrome prior to death or the end of follow-up. Two patients only complained of minor heartburn. Follow-up barium swallow studies showed the absence of significant gastroesophageal reflux in all patients. No stent migration occurred. CONCLUSION: The esophageal stent with antireflux valve has been effective in the treatment of malignant obstruction of the cardia and allowed good esophageal passage without migration and major gastroesophageal reflux.

Adenocarcinoma↗