| The most commonly missed upper gastrointestinal lesions are erosions in large hiatal hernias, arteriovenous malformations, and peptic ulcers. |
| Complications seen in a hiatal hernia include aspiration pneumonia and peptic esophagitis with stricture. |
| Although considered a condition of middle age, hiatal hernias affect people of all ages. |
| A malfunction will bring about digestive problems, facilitating the onset of hiatal hernias, etc. |
| In fact, the majority of otherwise healthy people past the age of 50 have small hiatal hernias. |
| 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. |
