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What problems some people have hiatus hernia?
A hiatal hernia can cause very serious acid reflux and if left untreated can cause very serious problems with the esophogus. Some hiatal hernias can be repaired surgically and others cannot. See your general practitioner doctor or your gastroenterologist for a treatment regimen.
What is the difference between a hiatal hernia and an abdominal hernia?
different from abdominal hernias in that it is not visible on the outside of the body. With a hiatal hernia, the stomach bulges upward through the
Can hiatal hernias cause weight gain?
Hiatal hernia occurs when there is repetitive stretching of the esophagus resulting in widening of the hiatus (where esophagus penetrates the diaphragm). This causes a portion of the stomach to show above the diagram level.
What is the prognosis for a patient with a hernia?
Abdominal hernias generally do not recur in children but can recur in up to 10% of adult patients. Surgery is considered the only cure, and the prognosis is excellent if the hernia is corrected before it becomes strangulated. Hiatal hernias are.
Who does surgery for sliding hiatal hernias?
A surgeon must perform a laparoscopic surgery procedure well you should get all the information here on this site www.abdominoplasty-surgery.com
Hernias and breeding pugs?
A female pug with a hernia SHOULD NOT BE BRED even if repaired. A male dog with a hernia may be bred. You can have the hernia repaired surgically.
What hernia is most common in men?
By far the most common hernias (up to 75% of all abdominal hernias) are the so-called inguinal hernias. Much insight is needed in the anatomy of the inguinal canal. A hernia is protrusion of an organ or the muscular wall of an organ through the cavity that normally contains it. A hiatal hernia occurs when the stomach protrudes upwards into the mediastinum through the esophageal opening in the diaphragm.
What characteristics does a successful hernia repair have?
The outcome of surgery depends on the age and health of the patient and on the type of hernia. Although most hernias can be repaired without complications, hernias recur in 10-20% of people who have had hernia surgery.
What should you do to cure hernia without surgery?
Hernias are not self curable and must be repaired surgically before an infection sets in with the intestine.
What is the difference between a hiatal hernia and an inguinal hernia?
None. But there are two types of inguinal herniae (or hernias): direct and indirect. Direct inguinal hernias occur when abdominal contents herniate through a weak point in the fascia of the abdominal wall and into the inguinal canal. Indirect inguinal hernias occur when abdominal contents protrude through the deep inguinal ring; this is ultimately caused by failure of embryonic closure of the processus vaginalis.
Which condition is a protrusion of part of the stomach through the esophageal opening in the diaphram?
its called hiatal hernia or hiatus hernia.
What is another name for a hiatal hernia?
A hiatal hernia can also be called a diaphragmatic hernia.
