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Clinical outcomes of the new laparoscopic oesophago-hiatal DeltaMesh enhancement in 1351 hiatal Hernie patients

Conditions
K44.0
Diaphragmatic hernia with obstruction, without gangrene
Registration Number
DRKS00024357
Lead Sponsor
Praxis
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1351
Inclusion Criteria

Inclusive criteria for all patients from 1/2007-12/2016: 1. substantial impairment of daily life caused by symptoms of hiatal instability regardless of size (giant hernia) or preceded fundoplication, age =15 years; 2. increasing A, B, C, or D symptoms; 3. cardia insufficiency, hiatal hernia, total organ dislocation, esophagitis with Savary Miller grade = 2 or Los-Angeles classification grade = B on endoscopy; 4. histopathologic findings of reflux esophagitis, ulceration, Barrett metaplasia, or dysplasia; 5. insufficient proton pump inhibitor (PPI) medication or adverse effects; and 6. availability of pathologic findings of pH measurement, manometry, X-ray contrast swallow, computed tomography (CT), or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The indication for surgery was based on criteria 1 and 2 (mandatory) and at least one or more additional criteria. Patient’s physical status was classified by the physical status classification system of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA).

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria were: age <15 years, suspicion of achalasia or malignancy, comorbidity that did not justify operative treatment, and doubts in diagnosis.

Study & Design

Study Type
observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Primary aim is to evaluate the effect of the laparoscopic oesophago-hiatal DeltaMesh enhancement in symptomatic hiatal hernia patients on Quality of Life and improvement of symptoms.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Secondary aim is to analyze kind and frequency of postoperative complications and the number of hiatal hernia recurrency.
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