Hiatal hernia repair

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Hiatal hernia - X-ray

Hiatal hernia repair - series

Overview

Recovery

Risks

Hiatal hernia repair

Alternative Names:

Fundoplication, Anti-reflux surgery

Risks:

Risks for any anesthesia include the following:

Reactions to medications
Breathing problems, pneumonia
Heart problems

Risks for any surgery include the following:

Bleeding
Infection

Risks specific to this surgery include the following:

Difficulty burping or vomiting (gas bloat), resulting in a bloated feeling after meals. This occurs in about 40% of cases but gradually improves in most patients. Rarely, the bloating can be long term.
Discomfort on swallowing (dysphagia) occurs in 5-40% of patients, but improves over the first 3 months in almost all patients.
Damage to the stomach or esophagus (rare)
Recurrence of the hiatal hernia

Review Date: 4/13/2004
Reviewed By: John A. Daller, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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