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Short esophagus

MedGen UID:
1053055
•Concept ID:
CN376978
•
Finding
HPO: HP:6000382

Definition

Abnormal reduction in the length of the esophagus. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVShort esophagus

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Laparoscopic Collis-Nissen approach for shortened esophagus treatment in children.
García-Hernández C, Carvajal-Figueroa L, Archivaldo-García C, Landa-Juárez S
Cir Cir 2020;88(1):15-19. doi: 10.24875/CIRU.19000807. PMID: 31967614
Preoperative predictability of the short esophagus: endoscopic criteria.
Yano F, Stadlhuber RJ, Tsuboi K, Garg N, Filipi CJ, Mittal SK
Surg Endosc 2009 Jun;23(6):1308-12. Epub 2008 Sep 24 doi: 10.1007/s00464-008-0155-y. PMID: 18813983
Massive hiatus hernia: evaluation and surgical management.
Maziak DE, Todd TR, Pearson FG
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 Jan;115(1):53-60; discussion 61-2. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5223(98)70442-8. PMID: 9451045

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Intrathoracic stomach in hiatal hernia: the role of laparoscopic repair.
Castelijns PS, Ponten JE, Bouvy ND, Smulders JF, van de Poll MC
Minerva Chir 2018 Feb;73(1):64-76. Epub 2017 Dec 14 doi: 10.23736/S0026-4733.17.07574-5. PMID: 29243455
Reoperative antireflux surgery.
Grover BT, Kothari SN
Surg Clin North Am 2015 Jun;95(3):629-40. Epub 2015 Mar 18 doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2015.02.014. PMID: 25965135
Current readings: Failed hiatal hernia repair.
Mittal SK, Shah P
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2014 Winter;26(4):331-4. Epub 2015 Jan 17 doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2015.01.002. PMID: 25837548
The myth of the short esophagus.
Madan AK, Frantzides CT, Patsavas KL
Surg Endosc 2004 Jan;18(1):31-4. Epub 2003 Nov 21 doi: 10.1007/s00464-002-8611-6. PMID: 14625746
Hiatus hernias.
Wasiewicz E
Pol Med Sci Hist Bull (1973) 1976 Jan-Mar;15(1):119-22. PMID: 995749

Diagnosis

Technical Options and Approaches to Lengthen the Shortened Esophagus.
Hartwig MG, Najmeh S
Thorac Surg Clin 2019 Nov;29(4):387-394. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2019.07.004. PMID: 31564395
Short esophagus.
Kunio NR, Dolan JP, Hunter JG
Surg Clin North Am 2015 Jun;95(3):641-52. Epub 2015 Apr 1 doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2015.02.015. PMID: 25965136
Reoperative antireflux surgery.
Grover BT, Kothari SN
Surg Clin North Am 2015 Jun;95(3):629-40. Epub 2015 Mar 18 doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2015.02.014. PMID: 25965135
Barrett's esophagus.
Bozymski EM, Herlihy KJ, Orlando RC
Ann Intern Med 1982 Jul;97(1):103-7. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-97-1-103. PMID: 7046550
Hiatus hernias.
Wasiewicz E
Pol Med Sci Hist Bull (1973) 1976 Jan-Mar;15(1):119-22. PMID: 995749

Therapy

How high is too high? Extensive mediastinal dissection in patients with hiatal hernia repair.
Flores LE, Armijo PR, Xu T, Otten M, Hennings D, Krause C, Oleynikov D
Surg Endosc 2021 May;35(5):2332-2338. Epub 2020 May 19 doi: 10.1007/s00464-020-07647-9. PMID: 32430527
Hill procedure for recurrent GERD post-Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
Pescarus R, Sharata AM, Dunst CM, Shlomovitz E, Swanström LL, Reavis KM
Surg Endosc 2016 May;30(5):2141-2. Epub 2015 Sep 3 doi: 10.1007/s00464-015-4442-0. PMID: 26335068
Reoperative antireflux surgery.
Grover BT, Kothari SN
Surg Clin North Am 2015 Jun;95(3):629-40. Epub 2015 Mar 18 doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2015.02.014. PMID: 25965135
Current readings: Failed hiatal hernia repair.
Mittal SK, Shah P
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2014 Winter;26(4):331-4. Epub 2015 Jan 17 doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2015.01.002. PMID: 25837548
The evolution and long-term results of laparoscopic antireflux surgery for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Davis CS, Baldea A, Johns JR, Joehl RJ, Fisichella PM
JSLS 2010 Jul-Sep;14(3):332-41. doi: 10.4293/108680810X12924466007007. PMID: 21333184Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Reoperative antireflux surgery.
Grover BT, Kothari SN
Surg Clin North Am 2015 Jun;95(3):629-40. Epub 2015 Mar 18 doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2015.02.014. PMID: 25965135
Short esophagus and esophageal stricture.
Hoang CD, Koh PS, Maddaus MA
Surg Clin North Am 2005 Jun;85(3):433-51. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2005.01.019. PMID: 15927642
The myth of the short esophagus.
Madan AK, Frantzides CT, Patsavas KL
Surg Endosc 2004 Jan;18(1):31-4. Epub 2003 Nov 21 doi: 10.1007/s00464-002-8611-6. PMID: 14625746
The short esophagus: pathophysiology, incidence, presentation, and treatment in the era of laparoscopic antireflux surgery.
Horvath KD, Swanstrom LL, Jobe BA
Ann Surg 2000 Nov;232(5):630-40. doi: 10.1097/00000658-200011000-00003. PMID: 11066133Free PMC Article
Hiatus hernias.
Wasiewicz E
Pol Med Sci Hist Bull (1973) 1976 Jan-Mar;15(1):119-22. PMID: 995749

Clinical prediction guides

5-Year Collis-Nissen Gastroplasty Outcomes for Type III-IV Hiatal Hernia with Short Esophagus: A Prospective Observational Study.
Montcusí B, Jaume-Bottcher S, Álvarez I, Ramón JM, Sánchez-Parrilla J, Grande L, Pera M
J Am Coll Surg 2023 Oct 1;237(4):596-604. Epub 2023 Jun 16 doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000785. PMID: 37326320
How high is too high? Extensive mediastinal dissection in patients with hiatal hernia repair.
Flores LE, Armijo PR, Xu T, Otten M, Hennings D, Krause C, Oleynikov D
Surg Endosc 2021 May;35(5):2332-2338. Epub 2020 May 19 doi: 10.1007/s00464-020-07647-9. PMID: 32430527
Outcomes after repair of the intrathoracic stomach: objective follow-up of up to 5 years.
Mittal SK, Bikhchandani J, Gurney O, Yano F, Lee T
Surg Endosc 2011 Feb;25(2):556-66. Epub 2010 Jul 10 doi: 10.1007/s00464-010-1219-3. PMID: 20623236
The evolution and long-term results of laparoscopic antireflux surgery for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Davis CS, Baldea A, Johns JR, Joehl RJ, Fisichella PM
JSLS 2010 Jul-Sep;14(3):332-41. doi: 10.4293/108680810X12924466007007. PMID: 21333184Free PMC Article
Management of giant paraesophageal hernia.
Awais O, Luketich JD
Minerva Chir 2009 Apr;64(2):159-68. PMID: 19365316

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