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01-01-2004 | Letter to the editor
Prosthetic material for crural closure in laparoscopic antireflux surgery
Authors:
F. A. Granderath, T. Kamolz, U. M. Schweiger, R. Pointner
Published in:
Surgical Endoscopy
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Issue 1/2004
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Excerpt
In a recent article, Hawkins et al. described their technique of using felt pledgets with horizontal mattress sutures for hiatal closure and wrap creation in laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication and paraesophageal hernia repair [
3]. At our institution, we have used a similar method for reinforcement of the hiatal crura since December 1998. …