[Causes of unsatisfactory postoperative outcomes in patients with hiatal hernia].

Abstract

The purpose: Of this review is to analyze the current problems of surgical treatment of patients with hiatal hernias, in particular, the causes of recurrences. The review includes national and foreign publications over the past 25 years devoted to immediate and long-term results of surgical treatment of hiatal hernias. Primary screening revealed 172 manuscripts. Of these, the review included 28 studies devoted to causes of hiatal hernia recurrence after surgery. According to literature data, ones of the most significant and important causes of hiatal hernia recurrence are short esophagus and no standardized methodology for diaphragm repair.