Surgery may be recommended if the hernia become large enough that it bulges into more than 50% of the stomach, or is bigger than around 7 centimeters (2.8 inches). If your hiatal hernia isn’t ...

Hiatal hernia surgery is often combined with other surgeries to address GERD symptoms, such as LINX or Fundoplication. Recovery from hiatal hernia surgery usually takes four to six weeks, but many ...

Background The Belsey Mark IV operation has been used for the management of hiatal hernia for over 40 years, but with the introduction of laparoscopic techniques its role has become questionable.

“In patients with confirmed GERD with small hiatal hernias (≤ 2 cm) and Hill grade ... Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication, which consists of a Hiatal Hernia Repair (HHR) followed by a ...

When the hiatal hernia is large or paraesophageal it is more likely to result in strangulation of a portion of the stomach and Nissen fundoplication may be indicated. [31] Whether the size or type ...