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Revision Strategies for Recurrent Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia

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Laparoscopic re-operative paraesophageal hernia repair represents one of the most challenging problems facing modern foregut surgery. The incidence of hiatal hernia increases with advancing age and its overall estimated prevalence is as high as 50%, with larger paraesophageal hernias comprising approximately 5% of that number [1–3]. Thousands of primary laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repairs are performed annually and will likely increase as the aging population continues to grow in number.

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Watkins, J.R., Aye, R.W. (2018). Revision Strategies for Recurrent Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia. In: Memon, M. (eds) Hiatal Hernia Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64003-7_16

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