WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY, cilt.31, sa.11, ss.2169-2176, 2007 (SCI-Expanded)
Background Despite the good results reported after laparoscopic fundoplication, failure is still a major problem. Hiatal disruption is one of the common patterns of anatomical failure. The aim of this study was to compare the results of suture repair of diaphragmatic crura with routine polypropylene mesh reinforcement in addition to suture repair.