Robot-assisted vs. laparoscopic repair of complete upside-down stomach hiatal hernia (the RATHER-study): a prospective comparative single center study.

Journal: Surgical endoscopy
Published Date: Jan 1, 2022

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Complete upside-down stomach (cUDS) hernias are a subgroup of large hiatal hernias characterized by high risk of life-threatening complications and technically challenging surgical repair including complex mediastinal dissection. In a prospective, comparative clinical study, we evaluated intra- and postoperative outcomes, quality of life and symptomatic recurrence rates in patients with cUDS undergoing robot-assisted, as compared to standard laparoscopic repair (the RATHER-study).

Authors

  • Alexander Wilhelm
    Clarunis, Department of Visceral Surgery, University Center for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, St. Clara Hospital and University Hospital Basel, Postfach, 4002, Basel, Switzerland. alexander.wilhelm@clarunis.ch.
  • Fabio Nocera
    Clarunis, Department of Visceral Surgery, University Center for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, St. Clara Hospital and University Hospital Basel, Postfach, 4002, Basel, Switzerland.
  • Romano Schneider
    Clarunis, Department of Visceral Surgery, University Center for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, St. Clara Hospital and University Hospital Basel, Postfach, 4002, Basel, Switzerland.
  • Luca Koechlin
    Department of Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
  • Diana L Daume
    Clarunis, Department of Visceral Surgery, University Center for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, St. Clara Hospital and University Hospital Basel, Postfach, 4002, Basel, Switzerland.
  • Lana Fourie
    Clarunis, Department of Visceral Surgery, University Center for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, St. Clara Hospital and University Hospital Basel, Postfach, 4002, Basel, Switzerland.
  • Daniel Steinemann
    Clarunis, Department of Visceral Surgery, University Center for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, St. Clara Hospital and University Hospital Basel, Postfach, 4002, Basel, Switzerland.
  • Markus von Flüe
    Clarunis, Department of Visceral Surgery, University Center for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, St. Clara Hospital and University Hospital Basel, Postfach, 4002, Basel, Switzerland.
  • Ralph Peterli
    Clarunis, Department of Visceral Surgery, University Center for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, St. Clara Hospital and University Hospital Basel, Postfach, 4002, Basel, Switzerland.
  • Fiorenzo V Angehrn
    Clarunis, Department of Visceral Surgery, University Center for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, St. Clara Hospital and University Hospital Basel, Postfach, 4002, Basel, Switzerland.
  • Martin Bolli
    Clarunis, Department of Visceral Surgery, University Center for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, St. Clara Hospital and University Hospital Basel, Postfach, 4002, Basel, Switzerland.

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