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 ...
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, ...
The charts and outcomes of 15 consecutive patients with hiatal hernias treated ... in patients where no paraesophageal hernia or obvious signs of moderate to severe oesophagitis were present ...