Laparoscopic Repair of Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia w/ Pancreas

Large herniation of the entire stomach and most of the pancreas into the chest, behind the heart. Repaired laparoscopically.

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Science & Technology

Tags:

• Laparoscopic
• Surgery
• Hiatal
• Hernia
• Pancreas
• Stomach
• laparoscopy
• minimally
• invasive
• stomach
• reflux
• GERD

[mdrosen9]

In hospital recovery is 1-2 days, and you will need to recuperate for about 1 week. It can be used to treat all types of hiatal hernia. Medication can give you symptomatic relief of the heartburn pain, but does not stop the reflux or prevent the hernia itself from worsening over time. If it is a small hiatal hernia and an antacid medication is effective, then that is probably fine, but there is never anything wrong with a second opinion.

[bltrrs]

i think i have gerd, but i also suspect that i a haital hernia. how do you know you have it.

[mdrosen9]

One of the easiest ways to diagnose a hiatal hernia is with an upper gastrointestinal swallow study (you drink some radio-opaque dye, and they shoot some x rays. If part of your stomach is above your diaphragm on the x-ray (easily distinguishable by a trained radiologist), then you likely have a hiatal hernia

[abochristo]

god bless medicine man, one question, how dangerous is this op'?

[mdrosen9]

Small risks of damage to the esophagus/stomach and some pretty major blood vessels in the area, but the key is good visualization and steady hands give safe and reliable results.

[0633767jerishowrulez]

is this open surgery or is a camera on a tube slide inside a slit in the skin?

[mdrosen9]

This surgery was performed using a rigid camera within a tube, passed through a slit made in the skin. The term is laparoscopic surgery (as opposed to open surgery).

[naujified]

@phds2 im probably gunna get the surgery in a few days....but good luck to u!and dont be scared if u dont get it fixed u can develop cancer so u should be happy

[phds2]

Excellent. Thank you for sharing this video. It helped to alleviate my fear of the surgery.

[TheSeven45]

How the hell I arrived here

[mike5311971]

i have a Hiatal Hernia had it for years cant say i like it heart burn,sharp quick pain in the chest u name it not fun to have dont understand how i got it some of us must have all the luck and for some a Hiatal Hernia can mimic a heart attack infact it can cause a pannic attack heart race's sweats when i first realized i had this i was just walking out of a building and dam a sharp pain calls the dr he orders a uper gi the crap they give u tast nasty but results was a Hiatal Hernia .

[JOINTHERESISTANCE1]

God bless doctors, not enough recognition goes out to them for doing things like this. many thanks!

[tickyul]

@mdrosen9 Great video!!! How long before the areas you repair grow together independent of the stiches? I have a HH that was 3-4 cm when last checked.......now it is getting worse......regurgitating food.....yuck. I think the PPI's acutally make it worse because food feels like it sits in my stomach a lot longer, feel bloated and more prone to regurgitation.

[tickyul]

@mdrosen9 You can also swallow food grade dye tablets before you go to bed (red), if you wake and see a lot of it in the morning.....well then, something is probably going on.

[silva6939]

@hilaed I might have it and I'm worried about all the years of reflux and the damage it did to my esophagus.. I really hope I don't have Barret's.. In the other hand, my cousin had this surgery for his hernia and he was fine.

[bozotheda]

My gastroenterologist did not even mention this as a possible treatment. Is this only appropriate for certain types of hiatal hernia? How long is the recovery period?