I had my gallbladder removed and a hiatus hernia repaired several years ago. Before the surgery I asked the surgeon how he was going to fix the hernia and he told me he would pull the part of my stomach that had gone up above my diaphragm back down and stitch my esophagus to my diaphragm (I have since learned that it is called a gastropexy) He did not tell me anything about doing a Fundo , but I have also since been told by other surgeons that a Fundo was done , but not if it was a total or partial wrap.
I can tell you that that surgery was one of the worst mistakes of my life. I have had terrible problems since. And have not been able to find a surgeon that can help me.
My question is , can the level of training and/or experience of the surgeon and poor surgical techniques result in mechanical complications that can create post surgical problems that cannot be viewed by imaging procedures such as x-rays , MRI , etc. , but that can only be discovered by exploratory surgery? In other words can the surgeon make a mistake in the way he applies the sutures and/or clips , how the wrap is done or make any other mistakes that cannot be discovered except by more surgery?