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 almost daily ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Methods Nineteen patients with GORD were included, of whom seven had a large hiatal hernia (≥3 cm) (L-HH) and 12 had a small or no hiatal hernia (S-HH). Patients were randomised to Azi 250 mg/day or ...

Minimally invasive surgeons Brett Parker and Brenda Zosa answer questions on Paraesophageal Hernia. Questions include: When a patient should have surgery, the difference between paraesophageal hernia ...

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A hernia during pregnancy occurs when an internal organ or tissue pushes through a weak spot in the surrounding muscle, creating a bulge. Common types include umbilical hernias (near the belly ...

Your doctor may also prescribe acid-controlling medications or order imaging tests to rule out esophageal damage or a hiatal hernia ... GI tract—is a catchall name for chronic gut problems.

Exclusion criteria were—ASA physical status >II; previous oesophageal or gastric surgery; pregnancy; large hiatal hernia >3 cm; Los Angeles grade C/D oesophagitis; para-oesophageal hernia; Barrett’s ...