Surgical Interventions in Cases of Esophageal Hiatal Hernias among Older Japanese Adults: A Systematic Review.
Medicina (Kaunas)
; 58(2)2022 Feb 13.
Article
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| ID: mdl-35208602
ABSTRACT
Background and Objectives:
Given Japan's superaging population, an increasing number of older adults in the country need surgical treatment for esophageal hiatal hernias. Accordingly, this systematic review examines surgical interventions for symptomatic esophageal hiatal hernias in older Japanese patients and explores treatment outcomes. Materials andMethods:
Articles on single operations for hiatal hernias published after 1991 were found on Google Scholar and Ichushi using specific keywords. Subsequently, articles fulfilling the predetermined inclusion criteria were considered in the study.Results:
The mean patient age was 81.4 years, and the male-to-female ratio was 111.5. The main reasons for surgery were vomiting, dyspnea, and chest tightness. In terms of hernia classification, type IV was the most common (48%). Surgical modalities were laparoscopy in 15 cases, and laparotomy in 10 cases. Mean postoperative course was 26.47 days until hospital discharge, and there were no cases of perioperative death.Conclusions:
Findings showed that multiple factors were involved in older adults' prognoses, and age was not the only biological factor. Therefore, aggressive surgical intervention should be considered for symptomatic older patients, even in the absence of surgery indicators.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Laparoscopia
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Hérnia Hiatal
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Medicina (Kaunas)
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Japão
País de publicação:
CH
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SUIZA
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SUÍÇA
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SWITZERLAND