A hiatal hernia is a protrusion of the lower esophagus (and sometimes the stomach, too) into the chest cavity through an opening in the diaphragm. This defect can cause heartburn, indigestion, and ...

People dismiss heartburn and reflux because it’s so common but it can affect quality of life and if it worsens over time you ...

So, there is a hole in the diaphragm called the hiatus. A hiatal hernia is a weakness in the hiatus where the esophagus passes through, allowing the stomach (and sometimes other contents of the ...

A hiatal hernia occurs when a portion of the stomach, or the entire stomach in some cases, protrudes through the opening (hiatus) in the muscular diaphragm through which the esophagus (swallowing ...

Two-Way Digestion. At the hiatus. Dr. Swan pulled the jejunum over, made an opening in its side, and stitched it to the mouth of the stomach. What distinguished his technique from similar opera ...

A viewer is asking about what can be done for an esophageal hernia. Doctor Lacy Anderson has the answer. Anderson says it sounds like something called a hiatal hernia. This is a different type of ...

In people with a hiatal hernia, the tissue holding the stomach below the hole in the diaphragm weakens. This allows part of the stomach to slide up into your chest. That's most likely to happen ...

AuthorP. E.TRUESDALE, M.D. Author Info & Affiliations Published February 7, 1935 N Engl J Med 1935;212: 240 - 250 DOI: 10.1056/NEJM193502072120603 VOL. 212NO. 6 Notes ...