Abstract
Background: Diaphragmatic hernia (DH) after esophagectomy is a known complication which can occur and the incidence may be higher after minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE). A review of our cases involving post-MIE diaphragmatic hernias and the published literature is presented. Methods: A retrospective review of patients who underwent MIE from November 2006 to January 2013 was performed. An Embase and Pub Med literature search on diaphragmatic hernia post-esophagectomy was conducted from 1990 to 2013 and reviewed. Results: In total, 120 consecutive patients underwent MIE at our institution. Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy had been performed in 71.4 % of patients. The mean age was 65 ± 22 years and 85 % were male. Seven patients (5.8 %) were diagnosed with DH by radiographic imaging with 5 (71.4 %) requiring surgical intervention. Diagnosis was made at a median time of 3.4 months (range 1–45 months) after MIE. One patient recurred after repair and underwent a second repair. There were no related mortalities. In literature review, 11 publications reporting DH were reviewed documenting a total of 4669 esophagectomies, with 756 MIE. The incidence of DH observed was 121 (2.6 %) in all patients and 34 (4.5 %) in MIE. Two studies comparing open versus MIE also reported a higher incidence of DH in MIE. Conclusions: Post-esophagectomy diaphragmatic hernia can occur and may be underreported. Minimally invasive esophagectomy appears to have a higher incidence of postoperative herniation when compared to traditional, open esophagectomy.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 635-643 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Hernia |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 25 2015 |
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Keywords
- Complications postoperative
- Diaphragmatic hernia
- Esophageal cancer
- Esophagectomy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
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Diaphragmatic hernia post-minimally invasive esophagectomy : a discussion and review of literature. / Benjamin, G.; Ashfaq, A.; Chang, Y. H.; Harold, K.; Jaroszewski, D.
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T1 - Diaphragmatic hernia post-minimally invasive esophagectomy
T2 - a discussion and review of literature
AU - Benjamin, G.
AU - Ashfaq, A.
AU - Chang, Y. H.
AU - Harold, K.
AU - Jaroszewski, D.
PY - 2015/8/25
Y1 - 2015/8/25
N2 - Background: Diaphragmatic hernia (DH) after esophagectomy is a known complication which can occur and the incidence may be higher after minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE). A review of our cases involving post-MIE diaphragmatic hernias and the published literature is presented. Methods: A retrospective review of patients who underwent MIE from November 2006 to January 2013 was performed. An Embase and Pub Med literature search on diaphragmatic hernia post-esophagectomy was conducted from 1990 to 2013 and reviewed. Results: In total, 120 consecutive patients underwent MIE at our institution. Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy had been performed in 71.4 % of patients. The mean age was 65 ± 22 years and 85 % were male. Seven patients (5.8 %) were diagnosed with DH by radiographic imaging with 5 (71.4 %) requiring surgical intervention. Diagnosis was made at a median time of 3.4 months (range 1–45 months) after MIE. One patient recurred after repair and underwent a second repair. There were no related mortalities. In literature review, 11 publications reporting DH were reviewed documenting a total of 4669 esophagectomies, with 756 MIE. The incidence of DH observed was 121 (2.6 %) in all patients and 34 (4.5 %) in MIE. Two studies comparing open versus MIE also reported a higher incidence of DH in MIE. Conclusions: Post-esophagectomy diaphragmatic hernia can occur and may be underreported. Minimally invasive esophagectomy appears to have a higher incidence of postoperative herniation when compared to traditional, open esophagectomy.
AB - Background: Diaphragmatic hernia (DH) after esophagectomy is a known complication which can occur and the incidence may be higher after minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE). A review of our cases involving post-MIE diaphragmatic hernias and the published literature is presented. Methods: A retrospective review of patients who underwent MIE from November 2006 to January 2013 was performed. An Embase and Pub Med literature search on diaphragmatic hernia post-esophagectomy was conducted from 1990 to 2013 and reviewed. Results: In total, 120 consecutive patients underwent MIE at our institution. Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy had been performed in 71.4 % of patients. The mean age was 65 ± 22 years and 85 % were male. Seven patients (5.8 %) were diagnosed with DH by radiographic imaging with 5 (71.4 %) requiring surgical intervention. Diagnosis was made at a median time of 3.4 months (range 1–45 months) after MIE. One patient recurred after repair and underwent a second repair. There were no related mortalities. In literature review, 11 publications reporting DH were reviewed documenting a total of 4669 esophagectomies, with 756 MIE. The incidence of DH observed was 121 (2.6 %) in all patients and 34 (4.5 %) in MIE. Two studies comparing open versus MIE also reported a higher incidence of DH in MIE. Conclusions: Post-esophagectomy diaphragmatic hernia can occur and may be underreported. Minimally invasive esophagectomy appears to have a higher incidence of postoperative herniation when compared to traditional, open esophagectomy.
KW - Complications postoperative
KW - Diaphragmatic hernia
KW - Esophageal cancer
KW - Esophagectomy
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JO - Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery
JF - Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery
SN - 1265-4906
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