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Acid reflux may be caused by hiatal hernia
September 26, 2008
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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 »
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 »
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: What's a pH Test for?
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert...with drug therapy Before or after anti-acid reflux surgery If you experience non-cardiac chest... Read more »
Barrett’s Esophagus: Endoscopic Surveillance and Treatment Options
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert...esophageal cancer. Additionally, surgical repair of a hiatal hernia, although likely to result... Read more »
Health Guide
Acid Reflux (GERD) Risk Factors
...risk for GERD, including older adults, women, alcohol and tobacco users, and patients with asthma, hiatal hernia, or obesity. One study reported that NSAIDs put people at risk for ulcers but not... Read more »GERD Diagnosis
...solution containing barium, then x-rays are taken. This test can show stricture, active ulcer craters, hiatal hernia, erosion, or other abnormalities. The test cannot reveal mild irritation.Upper... Read more »Acid Reflux GERD Surgery: Fundoplication
...twofold:To increase LES pressure and, therefore, prevent acid back-up (reflux).To repair any present hiatal hernia.There are two primary approaches:Open Nissen fundoplication (the more invasive... Read more »Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease: Diagnosis
...disease (Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis), pneumonia, stomach ulcers, gastroesophageal reflux and hiatal hernia, viral hepatitis, kidney stones, urinary tract infections, diverticulosis or... 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 »
Surgery Without a Knife
June 08, 2007COLUMBUS, Ohio (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Doctors say the next big medical breakthrough could be incision-less surgery, which means no knives, no... 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 »
Robotic Help for Oral Cancer
September 01, 2006PITTSBURGH (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Throat and neck cancer surgeries can leave patients with serious side effects like disfiguring scars and... Read summary »
Surgical Safety Checklist Saves Patients
January 21, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A surgical safety checklist can reduce the rate of complications and even death by more than one third a new study shows. Major... Read summary »
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