We describe the clinical features and therapeutic outcome in 49 patients in whom benign gastric ulceration of an hiatal hernia was demonstrated endoscopically. Hiatal hernia ulcers accounted for 10% of all benign gastric ulcers. The typical patient was an elderly female with a history of dyspepsia who was receiving non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Twenty-seven (55%) patients had evidence ...

AIM This study was undertaken to investigate whether female pelvic organ prolapse repair changes levator hiatal biometry. METHODS Retrospective analysis of clinical and translabial ultrasound volume data of women who underwent prolapse surgery at a tertiary urogynaecological unit between March 2005 and April 2009. Data sets of 81 women were analysed who had undergone an interview, clinical as...

OBJECTIVE The aim was to conduct a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing 2 methods of hiatal closure for large hiatal hernia and to evaluate their strengths and flaws. METHODS Prospective RCTs comparing suture cruroplasty versus prosthetic hiatal herniorrhaphy for large hiatal hernia were selected by searching PubMed, Medline, Embase, Science Citation Index, Current C...

A newborn infant with failure to thrive presented for murmur evaluation on day of life three due to a harsh 3/6 murmur. During the evaluation, a retrocardiac fluid filled mass was seen by transthoracic echocardiogram. The infant was also found to have a ventricular septal defect and partial anomalous pulmonary venous return. Eventually, a large hiatal hernia was diagnosed on subsequent imaging....

The presence of free air within a hiatal hernia sac is an uncommon reported entity. This finding has been described in the surgical literature1-4 secondary to incarcerated hiatal hernias complicated by gastric ulceration and perforation. There have, however, been no reports of this entity in the radiology literature. Our patient presented to the emergency department complaining of epigastric pa...

BACKGROUND Hiatal hernias are common. In some reports, hiatal hernias have been implicated in causing dyspnea, syncope, and heart failure. CASE PRESENTATION An 82-year-old woman with a hiatal hernia was admitted to our hospital because she had experienced postprandial syncope during the last few years. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed a large hiatal hernia and a pedunculated polyp of the s...

Case Description- Two female domestic short-hair cats Clinical Findings- The cats with clinical signs of regurgitation, dysphagia and respiratory distress were presented. Symptomatic sliding hiatal hernia was diagnosed by radiography in these cats. Treatment and Outcome- The hernias were corrected surgically by only left-sided fundic gastropexy in one, and by reduction of hiatal opening and g...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy has become a valuable primary bariatric operation. It has an acceptable complication profile and amount of weight loss. However, one of the most distressing complications to the patient is reflux postoperatively. There is thought to be a relationship between a hiatal hernia and postoperative reflux. There is disagreement on how to addres...

BACKGROUND The association of alcohol intake with the incidence of Barrett's esophagus (BE) has been inconsistent. Although hiatal hernia and male sex are well-known risk factors of BE, its effect on the association of alcohol intake with the incidence of BE remains unknown. AIM To investigate whether the influence of alcohol intake on the occurrence of BE might differ depending on male sex a...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Hiatal hernia is a common condition often associated with symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The objectives of this study were to examine the efficacy and safety of laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair (LHHR) with biologic mesh to reduce and/or alleviate GERD symptoms and associated hiatal hernia recurrence. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed consecuti...