| The most commonly missed upper gastrointestinal lesions are erosions in large hiatal hernias, arteriovenous malformations, and peptic ulcers. |
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| Complications seen in a hiatal hernia include aspiration pneumonia and peptic esophagitis with stricture. |
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| While there are several causes of acid reflux, it does happen more frequently in the presence of hiatal hernia. |
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| We performed laparoscopic hernioplasty of the hiatal hernia and Nissen fundoplication followed by laparoscopic cholecystectomy. |
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| Although considered a condition of middle age, hiatal hernias affect people of all ages. |
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| In fact, the majority of otherwise healthy people past the age of 50 have small hiatal hernias. |
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| Vagotomy, if involving esophageal dissection, may also contribute to the development of hiatal hernia. |
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| A malfunction will bring about digestive problems, facilitating the onset of hiatal hernias, etc. |
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| Brown, being treated for a hiatal hernia and acid reflux, is expected to rejoin the team today in Phoenix. |
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| A hiatal hernia is when the upper part of the stomach sticks out above the diaphragm. |
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| Previous surgical history included a laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication 16 years earlier complicated by a postoperative hiatal hernia. |
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| Although uncommon, this finding should be highly suggestive of Barrett's esophagus in a patient with a hiatal hernia and gastroesophageal reflux. |
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| Eventually he was diagnosed with hiatal hernia, caused by his excess weight and was put on medication. |
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| Computed tomography of the chest demonstrated a sliding hiatal hernia, pneumopericardium, and a pericardial effusion. |
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| Doctors believe that some people suffer from GERD due to a condition called hiatal hernia. |
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| A hiatal hernia exists when a portion of the stomach prolapses through the diaphragmatic hiatus into the thorax. |
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| A small hiatal hernia was noted, along with spontaneously elicited reflux to the thoracic inlet. |
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| Ms. Duda, a retired nurse who takes painkillers for a number of ailments, including a spinal fusion and a hiatal hernia, left Cape Cod to stay with her son for the summer. |
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| That condition is often caused by a mechanical problem that can be corrected, like a severe hiatal hernia, in which the stomach bulges up through the diaphragm. |
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| And to make matters worse, the Fosamax contributed to the development of hiatal hernia because one of her doctors wasn't aware of its side-effects. |
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| Many otherwise healthy people age 50 and over have a small hiatal hernia. |
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| Some doctors believe a hiatal hernia may weaken the LES and cause reflux. |
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| Most hiatal hernias do not need treatment. |
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| This section describes hiatal hernia and how to diagnose and treat it. |
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| In the case of a hiatal hernia, a portion of the stomach protrudes through a teardrop-shaped hole in the diaphragm where the esophagus and the stomach join. |
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