A hiatal or paraesophageal hernia occurs when the GE junction, the stomach, or other abdominal organs such as the small intestine, colon, or spleen move up into the chest where they do not belong. There are several types of paraesophageal hernias. Type I is a hiatal hernia or slidi...
They, usually, come up when you are on a routine visit to your doctor and he/she happens to notice a case of hiatal hernia while routine scanning. Hiatal hernias can be of two types; sliding and paraesophageal. In the case of a sliding hiatal hernia, the ...
A hiatal hernia: This affects the top part of the stomach, cutting an opening in the diaphragm. This separates the chest are from the abdomen. This type of a hernia is subdivided into two: sliding and Para-esophageal. A common one among women. Epigastric Hernia: This occurs between the br...
It can also be associated with the development of Barrett’s esophagus, a condition where the lining of the esophagus responds to the chronic irritation by transforming its cell type to one that more closely resembles that of the lining of the intestine. The reason why this is important is th...
A hiatal or paraesophageal hernia occurs when the GE junction, the stomach, or other abdominal organs such as the small intestine, colon, or spleen move up into the chest where they do not belong. There are several types of paraesophageal hernias. Type I is a hiatal hernia or slid...