For patients with a short esophagus, undergoing a Collis procedure greatly reduces the risk for recurrent hiatal hernia compared with laparoscopy alone, new research shows.
The study, which was based on nearly 10 years of data, found that the Collis procedure was associated with several advantages over Nissen laparoscopy, not least of which was a fourfold reduction in the odds of recurrent hernia. The findings could have important implications for gastroenterologists and their surgeon