Hiatal hernia and morbid obesity—‘Roux-en-Y gastric bypass’ the one step solution

Abstract

Obesity and hiatal hernia go hand in hand as siblings. Morbidly obese patients commonly have gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) and associated hiatal hernias (HH). The gold standard for all symptomatic reflux patients is still surgical correction of the paraesophageal hernia, hiatal closure and fundoplication. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) is an effective surgical treatment for morbid obesity and is known to effectively control symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux (GERD). It appears to be safe and feasible and becoming more common. Moreover, LRYGB plus Hiatus hernia repair (HHR) appears to be a good alternative for HH patients suffering from morbid obesity as well than antireflux surgery alone because of the additional benefit of significant weight loss and improvement of obesity related co-morbidity. One patient suffering from giant hiatal hernia and morbid obesity where a combined LRYGB and HHR without mesh was performed is presented in this paper.