TY - JOUR
T1 - Guidelines for the management of hiatal hernia
AU - Kohn, Geoffrey Paul
AU - Price, Raymond Richard
AU - DeMeester, Steven R
AU - Zehetner, Jorg
AU - Muensterer, Oliver J
AU - Awad, Ziad
AU - Mittal, Sumeet K
AU - Richardson, William S
AU - Stefanidis, Dimitrios
AU - Fanelli, Robert D
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The guidelines for the management of hiatal hernia are a series of systematically developed
statements to assist physicians and patients decisions about the appropriate use of
laparoscopic surgery for hiatal hernia. The statements included in this guideline are the product
of a systematic review of published literature on the topic, and the recommendations are
explicitly linked to the supporting evidence. The strengths and weaknesses of the available
evidence are highlighted and expert opinion sought where the evidence is lacking.
AB - The guidelines for the management of hiatal hernia are a series of systematically developed
statements to assist physicians and patients decisions about the appropriate use of
laparoscopic surgery for hiatal hernia. The statements included in this guideline are the product
of a systematic review of published literature on the topic, and the recommendations are
explicitly linked to the supporting evidence. The strengths and weaknesses of the available
evidence are highlighted and expert opinion sought where the evidence is lacking.
UR - http://www.sages.org/publications/guidelines/guidelines-for-the-management-of-hiatal-hernia/
U2 - 10.1007/s00464-013-3173-3
DO - 10.1007/s00464-013-3173-3
M3 - Article
SN - 0930-2794
VL - 27
SP - 4409
EP - 4428
JO - Surgical Endoscopy
JF - Surgical Endoscopy
IS - 12
ER -