Laparoscopic Hiatal Hernia Surgery

If you’re considering treating your Hiatal hernia problem in Spain, you can book an appointment with one of our general surgeons and recover your quality of life under the guarantees of Operarme.

If you live abroad and you are interested in getting surgery in Spain, our patient service team will help you with all the planning of your surgical process. You can find more detailed information by clicking below:

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In Operarme you will find the best offer in surgical care in Spain. We work with first-rate private hospitals in different cities, equipped with modern facilities and an experienced staff and medical team. Our general surgeons bring years of experience in surgical procedures, such as the repair of hiatal hernia.

Operarme offers its patients a Medical Complications Insurance which covers possible eventualities that may happen during the surgery of the following 30 days after the intervention, such as more days of hospital stay, or the need of a re-intervention.

Our company also gives you the opportunity of a free transfer service on the day of the surgery, and also for the ride back home on the day of discharge. You can check the terms and conditions of this service by clicking here

As published above this page, the cost of an Hiatal Hernia Surgery by Laparoscopy in Operarme is 6.290 €: a fixed price with all the services included. However, if there is any special need in the technique or the surgical process, always under the surgeon’s medical recommendation, you will be informed of the variation in the price before starting the process.

Contact our Patient Service Team if you have any questions by calling at +34 91 141 33 56, by filling out the contact form or through Whatsapp. Operarme is not only at your disposal throughout the process, advising you and programming each stage of the procedure, but will also try to solve any concerns that may arise.

If you need guidance on the surgical process, the postoperative stage and the advantages of having Hiatal Hernia surgery, we offer you more detailed information below.

Hiatus is the diaphragm's opening, a muscle that separates the thorax from the abdomen, crossed by the oesophagus to connect the stomach with the abdominal area.

If the hiatus becomes dilated and enlarged, it usually causes that part of the stomach rises through this hole and up to the diaphragm, leading to what is known as an hiatus or hiatal hernia.

When a patient makes the decision of having surgery for a hiatal hernia repair, it’s important to take into account a few steps previous to the surgery in order for it to be performed as safely and effectively as possible. We’re going to explain below step by step how hiatal hernia surgery is carried out at Operarme.

First of all, the patient has been previously diagnosed with a hiatus hernia and needs surgery to repair it so the patient books a surgical assessment consultation with one of our general surgeons, through our website.

You can ask for an appointment by clicking on the “Make an appointment” button, calling at +34 91 141 33 56 or filling our contact form here. 

Once the patient has attended the appointment and the surgeon has confirmed the intervention and technique, our patient service team will contact him/her to inform about the schedule and coming appointments of the patient’s surgical procedure. 

Hiatal Hernia Surgery by Laparoscopy is a major surgery that is performed under sedation and general anaesthesia and lasts between 1-2 hours. 

These are the steps the surgeon takes to perform a Laparoscopic Hiatal Hernia Surgery:

• First of all, the surgeon will disinfect the abdominal area where he/she will make 3 to 5 mini incisions needed to treat the hernia.
• Next, the surgeon will introduce a harmless gas into the cavity to enlarge it and improve visibility.
• The next step is to insert a laparoscopy into the area through one of these mini incisions. The laparoscope is an instrument that allows the surgeon to get a better view of the inside of the body on a monitor, and therefore removing the need of opening the patient. 
• Following the insertion of the laparoscope, the doctor will introduce the surgical tools needed to start repairing the hiatal hernia.
• The surgeon repairs a hiatus hernia by suturing the opening of the diaphragm in order to prevent the stomach from rising upwards. Also, if there’s gastric reflux, which is usually common, an anti-reflux technique is performed to prevent reflux and the stomach from rising through the hiatus.
• After fixing the hernia, the doctor will check for damage to the surrounding structures, remove the gas, the laparoscope and instruments inserted, and finally proceed with the suture of the patient.
• Once the surgery is completed, the doctors will proceed to awake the patient in the operating room.
• At the end of the laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair, the patient will be taken to the recovery room to recover from the anaesthesia. 

Once in his/her private room, the patient will stay for the night in the hospital. Thanks to the minimally invasive laparoscopic technique, the patient can be discharged from the hospital earlier due to reduced bleeding and incision. 

After the doctor’s decision to discharge the patient, he/she will be able to return home. Once the inpatient has been given the discharge report, he/she can request the transfer service offered on our services. 

The complete recovery time of the Hiatal Hernia Repair by Laparoscopy is estimated between 2 to 3 weeks.

Following the different stages of the surgical procedure, we offer you a list of advantages of the intervention of Laparoscopic Hiatal Hernia:

• The main advantage of Laparoscopic Hiatal Hernia repair is pain relief and as a result, an improvement in your quality of life.
• Elimination of gastroesophageal reflux symptoms
• Avoid serious complications related to hiatal hernia and gastroesophageal reflux.
• Laparoscopic technique offers a speedy recovery and a short stay at the hospital.
• Post-operative scarring is minimal, since the surgeon only makes small incisions, instead of big ones, which are usual in open surgery.

Since this intervention is a minimal invasive surgery, risks are minimal, less than 1% of probability. Possible complications are well controlled. 

You can find below several reasons why hiring Operarme services for your Laparoscopic Hiatal Hernia Surgery, it’s a safe and wise choice.

We have been helping our patients solve their medical problems for more than 10 years, through high-quality surgical procedures.

Our Patient Service team will answer all your questions, and will schedule each of the appointments of your surgery procedure:

• Fixed price, all-inclusive.
• Fully personalised patient service.
• Specialists in General Surgery and Digestive System recognized by the Spanish health system.
• Hospitals with the best facilities and equipped with the most advanced medical technologies.
• A medical complications insurance that will cover any eventuality that may arise.
• Transfer service to avoid driving on the days of admission and/or discharge.

Our Patient Service team, as well as the doctors who are part of our medical team, speak English, so you won’t find communications problems throughout the process. If you speak French, we also have staff who speak it fluently.

Organization of the surgical service from Spain

Before travelling to Spain to have the first consultation with our specialist, we would help you out with the planning of your trip:

• Reception of medical tests for review by the specialist: Before you travel to Spain, you would send us the necessary diagnostic tests via email so that our specialists can check them, and confirm that the surgery is indeed viable.
• Once it’s been confirmed, Operarme’s patient service team will organise the face-to-face consultation with the doctor, according to your arrival in Spain, and set up a date for your hospital admission so in the event that you go ahead with the surgery, the timing of the procedure fits your stay in Spain.

Personalised attention

Anytime you need to discuss and ask any questions about the process, the surgery or the conditions of the service, please do not hesitate to contact our patient service team.

Service available in all main cities in Spain

We have specialists and private hospitals available in all major cities in Spain that have international airports: Madrid, Barcelona, Malaga, Alicante, Palma de Mallorca, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Valencia.

In addition, the technological equipment and infrastructure of private hospitals in our country are of first rate. In fact, the Joint Commission International (health accreditation organisation) has valued and awarded medical care in Spain on more than 20 occasions.

If you need more information or you plan to travel to Spain to undergo Laparoscopic Hiatal Hernia surgery, contact our patient service team by filling out our contact form, or by clicking below:

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