Provincial Medical Journal and Retrospect of the Medical Sciences, Vol. 6, No. 138 (May 20, 1843), pp. 151-152 (2 pages) ...

Background and Aim: Barrett's esophagus has been associated with the presence of hiatal hernia; however, to date no meta-analysis of the relationship has been performed. We aimed to conduct a ...

Older age, longer duration of hernia, and longer duration of irreducibility are thought to be risk factors for acute complications such as Strangulation and Intestinal obstruction. About 5% of ...

Incisional hernias need to be surgically corrected to prevent complications such as strangulation. Incisional Hernias should be repaired surgically at a convenient time after they are discovered.

The trapped gastric contents regurgitate into the esophagus when ... When the hiatal hernia is large or paraesophageal it is more likely to result in strangulation of a portion of the stomach ...

Some hernias, including groin hernias in men, can delay being treated until they cause pain. Surgery can relieve symptoms. It also prevents a strangulated hernia, a rare but serious complication ...