The diaphragm is the muscle that separates your abdominal region from the chest region. You know that oesophagus or the food pipe runs from your mouth, enters the chest cavity, and through a small hole in the diaphragm connects to the stomach. In the case of a ...
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...
Most of the time,hiatal hernias are so small they might not be felt at all. But if the hernia is a bit larger, it could force the opening in your diaphragm to become larger, too. At that point, the entire stomach and other organs are in danger of sliding up into your chest. ...
Inguinal hernia: This kind of a hernia proves to be fatal, as surgery for this is a must. What happens is, that a small portion of the small intestines breaks through the abdominal wall near the groin region. Men are most likely to hide it for a long time, before getting checked. Sav...
Barrett’s esophagitis must be evaluatedfor the presence of high-grade neoplasia or cancer before proceeding with a fundoplication. Who is eligible for a TIF procedure? Patients with typical GERD symptoms and no or only low-grade esophagitis and no or only a small hiatal hernia are good candidat...
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...