Surgical treatment of obesity comorbid with hiatal hernia

VernacularTitle: 合并食管裂孔疝肥胖症患者的减重手术策略
Author: Kaixiong TAO ¹ ; Jie BAI ; Xiaoming SHUAI ; Zefeng XIA ; Ruizhi ZHANG
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1. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Obesity; Hiatal hernia; Gastroesophageal reflux; Bariatric surgery; Baria-tric and metabolic surgery
From: Chinese Journal of Digestive Surgery 2019;18(9):834-837
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Bariatric surgery is an effective method for the treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Morbidly obese patients usually have metabolic syndromes, as such, surgeons need to choose the reasonable surgical methods for patients according to their individuality and particularity. Hiatal hernia is a very common disease prevalent in obese patients and could induce gastroesophageal reflux, which increases the difficulty of bariatric surgery and proposes higher demands on choice of surgical methods to surgeons. It is important to recognize the presence of the hiatal hernia preoperatively and choose a more effective procedure of bariatric surgery to decrease the incidence of postoperative complications.