Groin hernias may get all the attention, but a hiatal hernia-a lesser-known, yet surprisingly common type-affects more women ...

Medically reviewed by Sonal Kumar, MD Key Takeaways Eat small, frequent meals throughout the day instead of three big ones to ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 74-year-old woman who is active and healthy. I recently had an endoscopy, and the findings were a hiatal hernia of about 5 centimeters with some inflammation. I have been having ...

At a mean follow-up of 13 years among 103 patients, the verified radiologic hiatal hernia recurrence rates were 38% in the mesh reinforcement group compared with 31% in the group who received crural ...

A paraesophageal hernia is a type of hiatal hernia where a significant portion of the stomach (and possibly other organs) bulges through a natural opening in the diaphragm and into the chest cavity.

HONOLULU (KHON2) — For those dealing with chronic acid reflux, it might be due to what’s called a hiatal hernia. But there’s a procedure available at The Queen’s Medical Center that can help control ...

TUPELO — Plenty of people have experienced acid reflux, but a hiatal hernia, which occurs when the upper part of the stomach pushes up through the diaphragm into the chest cavity, can cause severe and ...

A new white paper by the American Foregut Society recommends expanding the classification of the esophagogastric junction (EGJ) to increase an assessment of the axial hiatal hernia length, hiatal ...

Introduction: Hiatal hernia (HH) repair with mesh reinforcement is a commonly performed procedure to reduce the recurrence of HH. Mesh migration (MM) remains a rare but serious complication. Aim: The ...

Sabra Mitchell struggled with both her weight and acid reflux for years. Never did she imagine that taking care of one would help with the other. It wasn’t until the Friendswood resident had a checkup ...

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