In some people, that hole is large enough that part of the stomach can go through the diaphragmatic hiatus and into the chest. This is a hiatal hernia. There’s only so much room in the chest ...

A hiatal hernia occurs when the upper part of the stomach moves into the chest cavity through the diaphragm. In a 2023 article, researchers said that older adults experience muscle weakness and ...

A hiatal hernia occurs when a small portion of the stomach pushes upward through the diaphragm, a sheetlike muscle that separates the lungs from the abdomen. Usually this doesn't cause any symptoms, ...

A hiatal hernia occurs when part of your stomach pushes through an enlarged opening in your diaphragm into your chest. The diaphragm is a parachute-shaped muscle in your chest that helps you breathe.

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 ...

If you have a hiatal hernia, part of your upper stomach bulges into your diaphragm. Your diaphragm helps prevent stomach acid from entering your esophagus. In individuals with hiatal hernias ...

WITH the development of safer anesthesia and better surgical technic over the past thirty years the repair of esophageal hiatus hernia has ... of the left leaf of the diaphragm by interruption ...

Read Julian’s incredible journey with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia and the life-changing care that saved him.

He reported on a previous surgical intervention due to a hiatal hernia. Chest radiography and computer tomography showed an incarcerated UDS. After immediate esophago-gastroscopy, urgent ...