The gastroesophageal reflux disease is chronic and common condition that affects about 10% of the population in general22 and corresponds to about 75% of esophageal disorders, with a progressive increase in incidence over the years18. Surgical treatment is permanent, in most cases, since the fundoplication restores the competence of the lower esophageal sphincter and the hiatoplasty reduces and...

: Tetanus with hiatal hernia was diagnosed in a four-month-old female sheepdog pup. The animal was treated with tetanus antitoxin, antibiotics, fluids and intensive nursing care for three weeks and subsequently made a full recovery.

INTRODUCTION Patients with paraesophageal hernias often present secondary to chronic symptomatology. Infrequently, acute intestinal ischemia and perforation can occur as a consequence of paraesophageal hernias with potentially dire consequences. CASE PRESENTATION An 86-year-old obtunded male presented to the emergency department with hypotension and severe back and abdominal pain. An emergenc...

OBJECTIVE This study was designed to define the degree of stretch/strain required of the levator hiatus in childbirth. There have been attempts at defining the distension required for vaginal childbirth with the help of individual data sets, but from previous work it is clear that hiatal dimensions and distensibility are likely to vary greatly between individuals. DESIGN Retrospective observa...

This report reemphasizes the association of hiatal hernia and neuromuscular disease of the esophagus. Thirty-eight patients out of a group of 130 studied by esophageal manometry had the combination of hiatal hernia and a neuromuscular problem of the esophagus ranging from severe hypoactivity to severe hyperactivity. One-third of the patients had no treatment, one-third bad hernia repair alone, ...

This paper presents the results of a surgical and histopathological study regarding the microanatomical modifications of the thoraco-abdominal diaphragm and of the peri-esophageal structures in the hiatal hernias, establishing a cause-effect relationship between these structural modifications and the hiatal hernia. The study was represented by two groups of patients: a control group and a group...