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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jul 27, 2025; 17(7): 106365
Published online Jul 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i7.106365
Published online Jul 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i7.106365
Table 1 Patient demographic and preoperative characteristics, n (%)
| Hiatal hernia repair without removal of the hernia sac (n = 36, 54.5%) | Hiatal hernia repair with removal of the hernia sac (n = 30, 45.5%) | P value | |
| Age, years, median (range) | 54.8 (29-81) | 54.6 (28-72) | |
| Sex, female | 23 (63.9) | 21 (70) | |
| BMI, kg/m2, median (range) | 29.6 (24.6-35.1) | 29.7 (24.6-36.8) | |
| ASA | |||
| II | 23 (63.9) | 22 (73.3) | |
| III | 13 (36.1) | 8 (26.7) | |
| Esophagitis | 14 (38.9) | 12 (40) | |
| Grade A | 8 (22.2) | 7 (23.3) | |
| Grade B | 4 (11.1) | 2 (6.7) | |
| Grade C | 1 (2.78) | 2 (6.7) | |
| Grade D | 1 (2.78) | 1 (3.3) | |
| Preoperative PPI use | 24 (66.7) | 21 (70) |
- Citation: Hakobyan VM, Petrosyan AA, Yeghiazaryan HH, Aleksanyan AY, Safaryan HH, Shmavonyan HH, Papazyan KT, Ayvazyan KH, Davtyan LG, Khachatryan AA, Sargsyan GS, Stepanyan SA. Removal of the sac during surgery for the repair of “giant” paraesophageal hernias. World J Gastrointest Surg 2025; 17(7): 106365
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v17/i7/106365.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v17.i7.106365