Safety and Early Clinical Outcomes Following Repair of Very Large Hiatus Hernia in Octogenarians
Despite a higher rate of emergency surgery in octogenarians-major complications and overall mortality rates are still acceptably low. Repair of very large symptomatic hiatus hernia should not be withheld from patients aged over 80 who are otherwise fit.
Authors
- David I. Watson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7683-2693)
- Sarah K. Thompson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9908-6208)
- Tanya Irvine
- Tim Bright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3700-5262)
- Mathew Amprayil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0551-2203)
Institutions
- Flinders University (AU)
- Flinders Medical Centre (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2025-04-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/wjs.12569
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.62
Funders
- Flinders University