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Hiatal Hernia Risk Factors
Health Encyclopedia: Hiatal Hernia
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Prevention
Controlling risk factors like obesity may play a preventative role.
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Expert & Community Posts
Hiatal Hernia
By Tracy Davenport , Health Expert...determined the cause of his reflux symptoms was a hiatal hernia. For those of you who may also... Read more »
GERD Questions: Hiatal Hernia and Schatzki's ring
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert...series, and have been told that I have a paraesophageal hiatal hernia. I have an appointment... Read more »
Celebrex and COX-2 Inhibitors vs. Anti-Inflammatories
By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert...with low-dose aspirin is reasonable for patients at risk of cardiovascular events raised its... Read more »
Dr. Eisner Answers your GERD Questions: Should I Consider Surgery?
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert...functional lower esophageal sphincter the repair of a hiatal hernia if one is present. The... Read more »
Dr. Eisner Answers your GERD Questions: Surgery for Hiatal Hernia
By Todd Eisner , Health ExpertMy doctor has recommended that I have my hiatal hernia repaired. I am waiting to see a surgeon. Is... Read more »
Health Guide
Hiatal hernia
Hiatal hernia is a condition in which a portion of the stomach protrudes upward into the chest, through an opening in the diaphragm. The diaphragm is the sheet of muscle that... Read more »Hiatal hernia repair
Hiatal hernia repair is surgery to correct a defect in the diaphragm, the breathing muscle that separates the chest area from the stomach area. Alternative Names ... Read more »Hiatal hernia repair
...months in almost all patients. Damage to the stomach or esophagus (rare) Recurrence of the hiatal hernia Risks for any anesthesia include the following: Reactions to... Read more »Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, GERD
...move backward into the esophagus and may cause the symptoms. The risk factors for reflux include hiatal hernia, pregnancy, and scleroderma. Read more »Acid Reflux Causes
...persistent trouble with swallowing (including getting food stuck in the esophagus). It occurs mostly in men.Hiatal HerniaThe hiatus is a small hole in the diaphragm through which the esophagus... Read more »Images
Related News
Q&A: Is hiatal hernia surgery needed if Nexium works?
October 02, 2008Dr. Paul G. Donahue answers a reader's question about whether or not to still consider having hiatal hernia surgery if Nexium has eliminated the... Read summary »
Acid reflux may be caused by hiatal hernia
September 26, 2008Experts say that acid reflux sufferers whose symptoms include difficulty swallowing and the feeling of a lump in the stomach may be suffering from a... Read summary »
Doctor offers advice for digestive distress
October 03, 2008A Mayo Clinic doctor suggests causes and treatment options for a reader who has a hiatal hernia and recently experienced nausea and vomiting. The... Read summary »
Predicting Your Risk for Diabetes
November 02, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A high level of C-reactive protein (CRP) can increase your risk for type 2 diabetes along with several commonly known risk... Read summary »
Why Exercise is Good for Your Heart
December 04, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) Oct. 23, 2007 -- New research lays out the science behind the effect exercise has on a person's cardiovascular risk. Researchers... Read summary »
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