Health-related quality of life after laparoscopic repair of giant paraesophageal hernia: how does recurrence in CT scan compare to clinical success?

Health-related quality of life after laparoscopic repair of giant paraesophageal hernia: how does recurrence in CT scan compare to clinical success?

Abstract Background Computed tomography (CT) is widely used in the diagnosis of giant paraesophageal hernias (GPEH) but has not been utilised systematically for follow-up. We performed a cross-sectional observational study to assess mid-term outcomes of elective laparoscopic GPEH repair. The primary...

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Main Authors: Henriikka Hietaniemi, Ilkka Ilonen, Tommi Järvinen, Juha Kauppi, Saana Andersson, Harri Sintonen, Jari Räsänen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Surgery
Subjects:
Paraesophageal hernia
Laparoscopy
Computerized tomography
Quality of life
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12893-020-00772-1

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