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Concurrent hiatal hernia repair and bariatric surgery: outcomes after sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.

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Lewis, KH; Callaway, K; Argetsinger, S; Wallace, J; Arterburn, DE; Zhang, F; Fernandez, A; Ross-Degnan, D; Dimick, JB; Wharam, JF
Published in: Surg Obes Relat Dis
January 2021

BACKGROUND: Hiatal hernias are often repaired concurrently with bariatric surgery to reduce risk of gastroesophageal reflux disease-related complications. OBJECTIVES: To examine the association between concurrent hiatal hernia repair (HHR) and bariatric outcomes. SETTING: A 2010-2017 U.S. commercial insurance claims data set. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort study. We identified adults who underwent sleeve gastrectomy (SG) or Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) alone or had bariatric surgery concurrently with HHR. We matched patients with and without HHR and followed patients up to 3 years for incident abdominal operative interventions, bariatric revisions/conversions, and endoscopy. Time to first event for each outcome was compared using multivariable Cox proportional hazards modeling. RESULTS: We matched 1546 SG patients with HHR to 3170 SG patients without HHR, and we matched 457 RYGB patients with HHR to 1156 RYGB patients without HHR. A total of 73% had a full year of postoperative enrollment. Patients who underwent concurrent SG and HHR were more likely to have additional abdominal operations (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 2.1; 95% CI, 1.5-3.1) and endoscopies (aHR, 1.5; 95% CI, 1.2-1.8) but not bariatric revisions/conversions (aHR, 1.7; 95% CI, .6-4.6) by 1 year after surgery, a pattern maintained at 3 years of follow-up. Among RYGB patients, concurrent HHR was associated only with an increased risk of endoscopy (aHR, 1.4; 95% CI, 1.1-1.8)) at 1 year of follow-up, persisting at 3 years. CONCLUSIONS: Concurrent SG/HHR was associated with increased risk of some subsequent operative and nonoperative interventions, a pattern that was not consistently observed for RYGB. Additional studies could examine whether changes to concurrent HHR technique could reduce risk.

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Surg Obes Relat Dis

DOI

EISSN

1878-7533

Publication Date

January 2021

Volume

17

Issue

1

Start / End Page

72 / 80

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Surgery
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Obesity, Morbid
  • Humans
  • Herniorrhaphy
  • Hernia, Hiatal
  • Gastric Bypass
  • Gastrectomy
  • Bariatric Surgery
  • Adult
 

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Lewis, K. H., Callaway, K., Argetsinger, S., Wallace, J., Arterburn, D. E., Zhang, F., … Wharam, J. F. (2021). Concurrent hiatal hernia repair and bariatric surgery: outcomes after sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surg Obes Relat Dis, 17(1), 72–80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soard.2020.08.035
Lewis, Kristina H., Katherine Callaway, Stephanie Argetsinger, Jamie Wallace, David E. Arterburn, Fang Zhang, Adolfo Fernandez, Dennis Ross-Degnan, Justin B. Dimick, and J Frank Wharam. “Concurrent hiatal hernia repair and bariatric surgery: outcomes after sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.Surg Obes Relat Dis 17, no. 1 (January 2021): 72–80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soard.2020.08.035.
Lewis KH, Callaway K, Argetsinger S, Wallace J, Arterburn DE, Zhang F, et al. Concurrent hiatal hernia repair and bariatric surgery: outcomes after sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2021 Jan;17(1):72–80.
Lewis, Kristina H., et al. “Concurrent hiatal hernia repair and bariatric surgery: outcomes after sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.Surg Obes Relat Dis, vol. 17, no. 1, Jan. 2021, pp. 72–80. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.soard.2020.08.035.
Lewis KH, Callaway K, Argetsinger S, Wallace J, Arterburn DE, Zhang F, Fernandez A, Ross-Degnan D, Dimick JB, Wharam JF. Concurrent hiatal hernia repair and bariatric surgery: outcomes after sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2021 Jan;17(1):72–80.
Journal cover image

Published In

Surg Obes Relat Dis

DOI

EISSN

1878-7533

Publication Date

January 2021

Volume

17

Issue

1

Start / End Page

72 / 80

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Surgery
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Obesity, Morbid
  • Humans
  • Herniorrhaphy
  • Hernia, Hiatal
  • Gastric Bypass
  • Gastrectomy
  • Bariatric Surgery
  • Adult