Hiatal Hernia: What It Is, Symptoms, Treatment & Surgery - Cleveland Clinic
WEBJun 30, 2023 · Hiatal hernias push through a preexisting weakness in your diaphragm — the opening where your esophagus passes through to connect to your stomach. Healthcare providers call this opening the esophageal hiatus, which is where the term, hiatal hernia, or hiatus hernia, comes from.
Hiatal hernia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
WEBDec 23, 2023 · The diaphragm has a small opening called a hiatus. The tube used for swallowing food, called the esophagus, passes through the hiatus before connecting to the stomach. In a hiatal hernia, the stomach pushes up through that opening and into the chest.
Hiatal Hernia: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment - WebMD
WEBSep 13, 2023 · Three signs you might have a hiatal hernia are heartburn, regurgitation of food or liquids into your mouth, and backflow of stomach acid into your esophagus (acid reflux). Is hiatal hernia a ...
Hiatal hernia - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
WEBDec 23, 2023 · Surgery to repair a hiatal hernia may involve pulling the stomach down into the abdomen and making the opening in the diaphragm smaller. Surgery also may involve reshaping the muscles of the lower esophagus.
Hiatal Hernia: Symptoms, Surgery, Treatment, and More - Healthline
WEBAug 7, 2024 · A hiatal hernia occurs when the upper part of your stomach pushes up through your diaphragm and into your chest region. This can cause symptoms like heartburn, acid reflux, and chest pain. The...
Hiatal Hernia (Paraesophageal Hernia) - UChicago Medicine
WEBA paraesophageal or hiatal hernia occurs when part of the stomach moves up into the chest through a hole in the muscular wall called the diaphragm. The most common type is called a sliding hiatal hernia, in which the stomach and part of …
Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia: Symptoms and Treatments - Verywell Health
WEBSep 8, 2022 · Causes. Symptoms & Risks. Diagnosis. Treatment. A paraesophageal hernia is when part or all of an abdominal organ pushes into your chest through an opening in the diaphragm so that it is now positioned next to your esophagus. Though the rarer of the two types of hiatal hernia, it is potentially more serious.
Hiatal Hernia Symptoms, Location, Causes, Diet & Treatment - MedicineNet
WEBJun 26, 2023 · Hiatal hernia can cause esophageal pain. The esophagus connects the throat to the stomach. It passes through the chest and enters the abdomen through a hole in the diaphragm called the esophageal hiatus.
Hiatal Hernia - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
WEBJul 17, 2024 · In a hiatal hernia, the stomach pushes through the diaphragmatic opening into the chest, compromising the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). This laxity of the LES may allow gastric contents and acid to back up into the esophagus, leading to gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
Hiatal Hernia: Types, Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment ... - Health
WEBJul 5, 2023 · A hiatal hernia occurs when part of the stomach protrudes through an opening in the diaphragm (called the hiatus) into the chest. While the cause isn't always clear, it can happen due to...
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