A hiatal hernia is a common anatomical abnormality in which part of the stomach protrudes or herniates through the diaphragm and up into the chest. If the stomach gets stuck in the defect in the ...

What is a hiatal hernia? A hiatal hernia is an esophageal condition that occurs when part of the stomach or other intra-abdominal contents have abnormally protruded through the diaphragm into the ...

Background and Aim: Barrett's esophagus has been associated with the presence of hiatal hernia; however, to date no meta-analysis of the relationship has been performed. We aimed to conduct a ...

An upper GI Xray can help find the cause of swallowing difficulties,unexplained vomiting,abdominal discomfort,severe indigestion,ulcers,reflux,hiatal hernia Upper GI (Barium Swallow) Upper ...

Hernia surgery treatments are used to repair a variety of types of hernias including epigastric, umbilical, incisional, lumbar, hiatal and Spigelian hernias. Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair and ...

Our multidisciplinary group of hernia specialists uses a wide variety of surgical techniques to provide individualized care for our patients, including referral patients whose complicated conditions ...

ROACH: I am a 74-year-old woman who is active and healthy. I recently had an endoscopy, and the findings were a hiatal hernia of about 5 centimeters with some inflammation. I have been having ...