The stenosis of the terminal esophagus after surgical repair of the hiatus hernia.
Eighty-two operations of hiatus hernia repair were performed at the General Surgery Department of the University of Padua from 1966 to 1975. Two cases of iatrogenic stenosis of the the terminal esophagus, whose correction required postoperative dilatations, occurred in this series. This complication should be separated from the transient dysphagia frequent occurring, without radiologia or endoscopic evidence of esophageal lesions, after hiatus hernia repair. The stenosis followed two different repair techniques but, at present time, it is impossible to establish a relationship between occurrence of the iatrogenic lesion and repair techniques used. Eventhough iatrogenic stenosis of the terminal esophagus does not occur frequently, it is a possible complication to keep in mind while performing hiatus hernia repair, because it is exclusively related to defects of the surgical technique.
The stenosis of the terminal esophagus after surgical repair of the hiatus hernia. Eighty-two operations of hiatus hernia repair were performed at the General Surgery Department of the University of Padua from 1966 to 1975. Two cases of iatrogenic stenosis of the the terminal esophagus, whose correction required postoperative dilatations, occurred in this series. This complication should be separated from the transient dysphagia frequent occurring, without radiologia or endoscopic evidence of esophageal lesions, after hiatus hernia repair. The stenosis followed two different repair techniques but, at present time, it is impossible to establish a relationship between occurrence of the iatrogenic lesion and repair techniques used. Eventhough iatrogenic stenosis of the terminal esophagus does not occur frequently, it is a possible complication to keep in mind while performing hiatus hernia repair, because it is exclusively related to defects of the surgical technique.