Background Hiatus hernia (HH) is prevalent among patients with obesity. Concurrent repair
is often performed during metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS), but a consensus on the …

The use of mesh in laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair (LHHR) remains controversial. The aim
of this systematic review was to determine the usefulness of mesh in patients with large …

Background Gastric bypasses were the most common bariatric surgery for many years, and
long-term complications after gastric bypass are known to be relatively common …

The rate of hiatal hernia (HH) repair during conversion bariatric surgery is largely unknown.
We sought to determine this rate in 12,788 patients undergoing conversion surgery using …

Background Repair options for ventral hernias in bariatric patients include performing a
staged approach in which bariatric surgery is performed before definitive hernia repair (BS …

Background Hiatal hernia repair (HHR) during Sleeve Gastrectomy (SG) is recommended
when the defect is intraoperatively found; however, the long term effect on gastro …

Background Hiatal hernias are a common finding in patients who undergo bariatric surgery
with an incidence of about 20% of all bariatric patients. Controversy exists on the utility of a …

Background Conversion of SG to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is increasing.
Intrathoracic migration of the sleeve (ITM) often seems associated and is increasingly …

Purpose The necessity of routine preoperative esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and
upper gastrointestinal series (UGIS) in the evaluation of hiatal hernia (HH) among bariatric …

Background No robust data are available on the safety of primary bariatric and metabolic
surgery (BMS) alone compared to primary BMS combined with other procedures. Objectives …