QUESTIONS OF PREVENTION OF RECURRENCE OF ESOPHAGEAL HERNIA

Abstract. The paper presents a review of the literature on the recurrence of esophageal hernia after surgery. The number of early and late postoperative complications varies considerably, their frequency can reach 17 %. The effectiveness of repeated operations varies between 23-89 %. The recurrence rate of esophageal hernia of laparoscopic fundoplication was (9.3 %) and the most common cause of unsatisfactory results was the destruction of the fundoplication cuff (41.7 %). Further research and development of an individualized approach to the choice of method of performing fundoplication, determination of criteria for predicting the risk of recurrence of esophageal hernia, definition and development of methods for prevention of recurrence of esophageal hernia.