a controlled prospective study of forty-two patients shows it is feasible to correct gastroesophageal reflux complicating sliding hiatal hernia by modifying allison 's repair , using the technic of vertical mattress sutures and dacron pledgets to approximate the crura and reattach the esophagus to the narrowed hiatus .
C0017168
gastroesophageal reflux
C0014876
esophagus