704 OBSERVATIONAL MEDICAL TREATMENT OR SURGERY FOR GIANT PARAOESOPHAGEAL HIATAL HERNIA IN ELDERLY PATIENTS.

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Italo Braghetto ◽  
Owen Korn ◽  
Enrique Lanzarini ◽  
Maher Musleh ◽  
Manuel Figueroa ◽  
...  

Abstract   Giant paraoesophageal hernias (GPHH) occur frequently in the elderly, account for about 5–10% of all hiatal hernias. Up to now persists the controversy between expectant medical treatment versus surgical treatment, regarding which is the most appropriate option depending on the presence or absence of symptoms. The aim of this study is to assess whether an indication for surgical repair of PHH is possible in older patients adequately evaluated before surgerymptoms. Methods Patients and method: Prospective study including patients hospitalized from January 2015 to December 2019 with GPHH more than 70 years old, comparing 2 group of patients which were separated in: Group A including a cohort of 23 patient in whom observational and conservative was indicated by gastroenterologist and Group B includes 66 patients in whom elective laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair was indicated at the moment of its diagnosis. Results Charlson’s score and ASA II or III were more frequent in group A. Emergency hospitalization was exclusively seen in group A and elective surgery in Group B. Symptomatic patients were seen in both groups (86.9 and 86.4% respectively). Symptoms period before the hospitalization was more prolonged in group A (21.8 + 7.8 vs 6.2 + 3.5 years) (p = 0.001). Symptoms of acute complications were seen frequently in Group A UCI and hospital stay were significantly more prolonged in Group A due to sepsis, emergency surgery and complications. In hospital mortality occurred in 5/23 patients (21.7%) in group A vs 1/66 patients (1.5%), Group B. Conclusion

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 1404-1411 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. E. Oor ◽  
J. H. Koetje ◽  
D. J. Roks ◽  
V. B. Nieuwenhuijs ◽  
E. J. Hazebroek

2021 ◽  
Vol 162 (19) ◽  
pp. 754-759
Author(s):  
Máté Csucska ◽  
Mittal Sumeet K. ◽  
Balázs Kovács ◽  
Tamás Kremzer ◽  
Lilla Ozorai ◽  
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Összefoglaló. Bevezetés: A hiatus hernia egy anatómiai betegség; gyakoribb előfordulása idősebbeknél jelezheti, hogy a betegség idővel előrehalad, súlyosbodik. Elhanyagolt esetben szövődmények alakulhatnak ki, melyek növelhetik a perioperatív mortalitást. Célkitűzés: A laparoszkópos hiatusrekonstrukciók sebészetében szerzett műtéti tapasztalataink ismertetése mellett igyekeztünk statisztikailag alátámasztható korrelációt találni a rekeszizom-defektus anatómiai paraméterei, valamint a betegek életkora között. Módszer: Retrospektív tanulmányunk keretében elemeztük azon betegeinket, akik laparoszkópos hiatus hernia műtéten estek át egy 58 hónapos (2016. január–2020. október) vizsgálati periódus során. A rekeszi defektus méreteit endoszkópos vonalzóval a műtét közben megmértük, a hiatus oesophagei felszínét standard matematikai formula segítségével számoltuk ki. A sürgősséggel műtétre kerülő betegeink adatait külön elemeztük. Statisztikai analízis: A defektus mérete és a betegek életkora és magassága közötti korrelációt a Spearman-féle ró (ρ)-korreláció segítségével állapítottuk meg. A szignifikanciaszint p≤0,05 volt. Eredmények: Az elektív csoportban 142 operált páciensből 47 beteg mérési adatai feleltek meg a kritériumoknak. Az átlagéletkor 64,7 ± 12,7 év volt, 33 páciens volt nő (70,2%), az átlagos testtömegindex 28,8 ± 5,5 kg/m2 volt. A defektus haránt átmérője és felszíne szignifikáns pozitív korrelációt mutatott a betegek életkorával (p≤0,05). Akut indikációval 5 beteg került műtétre; a defektus méretét illetően hasonló eredményeket tapasztaltunk, mint az elektív csoportnál, 2 esetben azonban súlyos szövődmények alakultak ki. Következtetés: A betegség mögött húzódó anatómiai okok jobb megértése és a megfigyeléseink alapján módosított sebésztechnika reményeink szerint csökkentheti a hosszú távú kiújulások számát a jövőben. Az időben elvégzett elektív beavatkozás alacsonyabb mortalitással, kevesebb szövődménnyel és rövidebb hospitalizációval jár együtt. Orv Hetil. 2021; 162(19): 754–759. Summary. Introduction: Hiatal hernia is an anatomical disease, and the higher incidence for elderly patients suggests that it is progressing over time. Neglected cases can cause serious complications, raising perioperative mortality. Objective: We are presenting our experience in laparoscopic hiatal reconstructions. Our main goal is to find a statistical correlation between the anatomical parameters of the hiatal defect and the patients age. Method: Surgical data were reviewed retrospectively for patients who underwent laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair between January 2016 and October 2020. Dimensions of the hiatal defect were measured intraoperatively with an endoscopic ruler. The defect size was calculated using a standard formula. The acute surgeries were analyzed as a separate arm of the study. Statistical analysis: The correlation between the patients age and the size of the defect were calculated using Spearman’s rho (ρ) correlation. The level of significance was p≤0.05. Result: In the elective group, out of 142 patients 47 met the inclusion criteria. The mean age was 64.7 ± 12.7 years, 33 patients were women, and the mean BMI was 28.8 ± 5.5 kg/m2. Patient age showed significant positive correlation with the transverse dimension and the size of the hiatal defect. 5 patients underwent surgery due to acute indications. We found similarities in the size of the defects; at 2 patients we documented severe complications. Conclusions: A better understanding of the underlying anatomical disorders and the consecutively modified surgical technique will hopefully reduce the long-term recurrencies in the future. The elective surgery performed in the right time results in lower mortality, less complications and shorter hospitalization time. Orv Hetil. 2021; 162(19): 754–759.


VASA ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 0220-0228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marion Vircoulon ◽  
Carine Boulon ◽  
Ileana Desormais ◽  
Philippe Lacroix ◽  
Victor Aboyans ◽  
...  

Background: We compared one-year amputation and survival rates in patients fulfilling 1991 European consensus critical limb ischaemia (CLI) definition to those clas, sified as CLI by TASC II but not European consensus (EC) definition. Patients and methods: Patients were selected from the COPART cohort of hospitalized patients with peripheral occlusive arterial disease suffering from lower extremity rest pain or ulcer and who completed one-year follow-up. Ankle and toe systolic pressures and transcutaneous oxygen pressure were measured. The patients were classified into two groups: those who could benefit from revascularization and those who could not (medical group). Within these groups, patients were separated into those who had CLI according to the European consensus definition (EC + TASC II: group A if revascularization, group C if medical treatment) and those who had no CLI by the European definition but who had CLI according to the TASC II definition (TASC: group B if revascularization and D if medical treatment). Results: 471 patients were included in the study (236 in the surgical group, 235 in the medical group). There was no difference according to the CLI definition for survival or cardiovascular event-free survival. However, major amputations were more frequent in group A than in group B (25 vs 12 %, p = 0.046) and in group C than in group D (38 vs 20 %, p = 0.004). Conclusions: Major amputation is twice as frequent in patients with CLI according to the historical European consensus definition than in those classified to the TASC II definition but not the EC. Caution is required when comparing results of recent series to historical controls. The TASC II definition of CLI is too wide to compare patients from clinical trials so we suggest separating these patients into two different stages: permanent (TASC II but not EC definition) and critical ischaemia (TASC II and EC definition).


2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-146
Author(s):  
Simone Zanella ◽  
Enrico Lauro ◽  
Francesco Franceschi ◽  
Francesco Buccelletti ◽  
Annalisa Potenza ◽  
...  

Background: Laparoscopic Incisional and Ventral Hernia Repair (LIVHR) is a safe and worldwide accepted procedure performed using absorbable tacks. The aim of the study was to evaluate recurrence rate in a long term follow-up and whether the results of laparoscopic IVH repair in the elderly (≥65 years old) are different with respect to results obtained in younger patients. Methods: One hundred and twenty-nine consecutive patients (74 women and 55 men, median age 67 years, range = 30-87 years) with ventral (N = 42, 32.5%) or post incisional (N = 87, 67.5%) hernia were enrolled in the study. Patients were divided into two groups according to their age: group A (N = 55, 42.6%) aged <65 years and group B (N = 74, 57.4%) aged ≥65 years. Results: The mean operative time was not significantly different between groups (66.7 ± 37 vs. 74 ± 48.4 min, p = 0.4). To the end of 2016, seven recurrences had occurred (group A = 3, group B = 4, p = 1). Complications occurred in 8 (16%) patients in group A and 21 (28.3%) patients in group B. Conclusion: In conclusion, our results confirm that the use of absorbable tacks does not increase recurrence frequency and laparoscopic incisional and ventral repair is a safety procedure also in elderly patients.


2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 215-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Heuts ◽  
Walther N K A van Mook ◽  
Eric J Belgers ◽  
Roberto Lorusso

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 281-284
Author(s):  
Mariana Varkala Lanuez ◽  
Fernanda Varkala Lanuez ◽  
Eduardo Gunther Montero ◽  
Wilson Jacob Filho

ABSTRACT Objectives: To assess the effect of exercise on gait using two different programs: a group of aerobic exercises (Group A, n = 18) and a group of flexibility and balance exercises (Group B, n = 19). Methods: A casualized controlled study, in which each sample controlled itself, was undertaken. The sample comprised 37 male and female subjects, aged from 60 to 90 years, from the outpatient clinic of the Geriatrics Unit of Hospital das Clínicas of Faculdade de Medicina of Universidade de São Paulo; the patients were sedentary and had not exercised regularly during the past six months. Results: Improvement of gait was seen mainly in the group that did specific exercises. Conclusion: The results of this study underline the importance of physical exercises in sedentary elderly subjects, but show the need for programming the exercises towards specific goals, which can optimize the results of this tool of health promotion for the elderly.


2000 ◽  
Vol 92 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce Ben-David ◽  
Roman Frankel ◽  
Tatianna Arzumonov ◽  
Yuri Marchevsky ◽  
Gershon Volpin

Background Spinal anesthesia for surgical repair of hip fracture in the elderly is associated with a high incidence of hypotension. The synergism between intrathecal opioids and local anesthetics may make it possible to achieve reliable spinal anesthesia with minimal hypotension using a minidose of local anesthetic. Methods Twenty patients aged &gt; or = 70 yr undergoing surgical repair of hip fracture were randomized into two groups of 10 patients each. Group A received a spinal anesthetic of bupivacaine 4 mg plus fentanyl 20 microg, and group B received 10 mg bupivacaine. Hypotension was defined as a systolic pressure of &lt; 90 mmHg or a 25% decrease in mean arterial pressure from baseline. Hypotension was treated with intravenous ephedrine boluses 5-10 mg up to a maximum 50 mg, and thereafter by phenylephrine boluses of 100-200 microg. Results All patients had satisfactory anesthesia. One of 10 patients in group A required ephedrine, a single dose of 5 mg. Nine of 10 patients in group B required vasopressor support of blood pressure. Group B patients required an average of 35 mg ephedrine, and two patients required phenylephrine. The lowest recorded systolic, diastolic, and mean blood pressures as fractions of the baseline pressures were, respectively, 81%, 84%, and 85% versus 64%, 69%, and 64% for group A versus group B. Conclusions A "minidose" of 4 mg bupivacaine in combination with 20 microg fentanyl provides spinal anesthesia for surgical repair of hip fracture in the elderly. The minidose combination caused dramatically less hypotension than 10 mg bupivacaine and nearly eliminated the need for vasopressor support of blood pressure.


2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Zacherl ◽  
Viktoria Kertesz ◽  
Cordula Höfle ◽  
Lisa Gensthaler ◽  
Bernhard Eltschka ◽  
...  

Abstract   Laparoscopic hiatoplasty and fundoplication is the gold standard of surgical treatment of GERD and hiatal hernia. However, the main drawback of laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair is a substantial recurrence rate. Hence, prosthetic meshs have been used to reduce the risk for recurrence. But meshs may cause major complications. As a consequence we adopted the hepatic shoulder plasty described by Quilici to augment the hiatal hernia repair in patients with a high risk for hernia recurrence. Methods Patients with large (&gt;4 cm) axial hiatal hernia, giant paraesophageal or with recurrent hernia consecutively underwent laparoscopic hernia repair with crural sutures and hepatic shoulder plasty. A Toupet or a floppy Nissen fundoplication was added. In patients with giant paraesophageal hernia the hernia sack was resected. Perioperative complications were recorded. Follow-up comprised endoscopy and/or radiography and QoL-evaluation with the Eypasch score (GIQLI). Results Between 2012 and 2018 51 patients (mean age 71 years, 65% female) underwent Quilici’s procedure. Among them 33,3% had one or more previous hiatal hernia repair. There were no conversions. Postoperative complication rate was 7.8%. At follow-up after 2 years 6 recurrences (12%) were encountered, 4 of them were symptomatic (8%). One patient underwent reoperation due to hernia recurrence. In 84% QoL was significantly improved at follow-up. Conclusion In patients with high risk of recurrence, biological augmentation of the hiatal closure with the left lobe of the liver may be a valuable alternative to prosthetic reinforcement. We observed no complication attributable to liver lobe transposition.


2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. S263
Author(s):  
Vicente Cogollo ◽  
Juliana Henrique ◽  
Luis Felipe Okida ◽  
Maria Fonseca ◽  
Emanuele Lo Menzo ◽  
...  

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