TABLE 1.

Patient characteristics

Case	Age	Gender	BMI	ASA	Diagnosis	Previous abdominal surgery
1	60	F	31	3	GERD not responding to PPIs with a moderate‐sized sliding hiatal hernia	Yes
2	68	F	26.5	3	Loose Nissen wrap with Grade B oesophagitis	Yes

Abbreviaitons: ASA, American Society of Anaesthesiologists; BMI, body mass index.