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Simple versus reinforced cruroplasty in patients submitted to concomitant laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: prospective evaluation in a bariatric center of excellence

Authors: Sara Ruscio, Mohamed Abdelgawad, Danilo Badiali, Olga Iorio, Mario Rizzello, Giuseppe Cavallaro, Carola Severi, Gianfranco Silecchia

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 6/2016

Abstract

Background

Crural closure in addition to laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) represents a valuable option for the synchronous management of morbid obesity and hiatal defects, providing good outcomes in terms of weight loss and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms control. The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the reinforced cruroplasty during LSG compared with a concurrent group of simple cruroplasty.

Methods

The study groups included 96 morbidly obese patients who underwent simultaneous LSG and cruroplasty. Group A: 48 patients with hiatal areal defect <4 cm² and normal pillars (simple posterior cruroplasty); group B: 48 patients with hiatal areal defect >4 and <8 cm² with weakness of the right pillar (on-lay synthetic absorbable mesh-reinforced cruroplasty). Upper GI symptoms were assessed by Roma III standard questionnaire. Endoscopy, imaging, esophageal 24-h pH monitoring and HR manometry were performed in cases of persistent or recurrent symptoms after surgery.

Results

Mortality rate was nil. The conversion rate to open was 1 %. Intra-operative diagnosis of hiatal hernia occured in 41 patients (42.7 %). Mesh-related complications were none. Perioperative complications occurred in four patients (4.1 %). After 19- to 21-month follow-up, GERD symptom remission occurred in 89 % of patients. GERD symptoms were detected postoperatively in eight patients: six in group A (five symptomatic and radiological recurrences and one persistent) and two in group B (one persistent and one de novo GERD) (P < 0.05).

Conclusions

The synthetic absorbable mesh offers an effective option for crural repair during LSG with no clinical recurrences at 19 months. The midterm results of this prospective comparative study evaluating two different technical options for cruroplasty confirm that the simultaneous procedures are safe and cruroplasty is effective in mild-to-moderate GERD control .

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Title: Simple versus reinforced cruroplasty in patients submitted to concomitant laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: prospective evaluation in a bariatric center of excellence
Authors: Sara Ruscio
Mohamed Abdelgawad
Danilo Badiali
Olga Iorio
Mario Rizzello
Giuseppe Cavallaro
Carola Severi
Gianfranco Silecchia
Publication date: 01-06-2016
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 6/2016
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-015-4487-0

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Simple versus reinforced cruroplasty in patients submitted to concomitant laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: prospective evaluation in a bariatric center of excellence

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Results

Conclusions

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