A recent increase in the rate of obesity as a result of insufficient physical exercise and
excess food consumption has been seen in both developed and developing countries …

The increasing incidence of bariatric/metabolic surgery has brought concerns about the
short-and long-term safety of this definitive treatment option. Many multicenter, large cohort …

Purpose To evaluate the incidence and outcomes of hiatal hernias (HH) that are repaired
concomitantly during bariatric surgery. Methods We identified patients who had concomitant …

Introduction. In obese patients with hiatal hernia (HH), laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
(LSG) with cruroplasty is an option but use of prosthetic mesh crura reinforcement is …

Background The role of laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair (LHHR) at the time of laparoscopic
Roux-en-y gastric bypass (LRYGB) is still debatable. This study aims to assess the safety of …

In the United States, obesity continues to be a major health issue. 1, 2 The Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention determined that more than 30% of Americans were obese …

BACKGROUND: We hypothesized that laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (LAGB)
placement might result in the development of a hiatal hernia (HH) over time. The objective of …

Background Hiatal hernia (HH) is a risk factor for complications after laparoscopic adjustable
gastric banding (LAGB), with recommendation to repair these at the time of LAGB …

Worsening hiatus hernia (HH) symptoms have been well recognized as a complication of
gastric banding, however, it has not yet been explored whether gastric banding plays a role …

BACKGROUND: Repair of a hiatal hernia during laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding is
advisable; however, the practice of more active esophageal hiatus exploration and repair …