Plenty of people have experienced acid reflux, but a hiatal hernia, which occurs when the upper part of the stomach pushes up through the diaphragm into the chest cavity, can cause severe and chronic ...

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 ...

"We fix the hiatal hernia and then take the upper stomach and wrap it around the lower esophagus and sew all of that in place," Pinson said. "It keeps the gastric contents from going back up and ...

A paraesophageal hiatal hernia occurs when a part of the stomach protrudes through the esophageal hiatus and lies beside the esophagus, without involvement of the gastroesophageal junction (Figure 3).

A hiatal hernia could impact the function of your lower esophageal sphincter (LES). The LES is a circular band at the bottom of the esophagus, where it meets your stomach. The LES has two primary ...

In this test the patient is asked to swallow a liquid that contains barium and further the X-rays are taken to see how the liquid moves through the esophagus and stomach. Treating hiatus hernia ...

Surgery to repair the hernia may be considered for persistent symptoms or inflammation of the esophagus (esophagitis) that ...

Heitler-Klevans also had a hiatal hernia, in which part of the stomach bulges into the chest, and that also allowed food to come into the esophagus. After surgery to reposition the stomach ...

If you're out in the trenches like me, and I've handled a lot of medical malpractice cases, I'm going to make certain that ...