To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Does the word hernia frighten you? Often, hernias can be ...

We place the patient in a split-leg position. Abdominal access is gained with a Veress needle and optical trocar in the left upper quadrant. We then place three 5-mm ports in a standard formation for ...

Minimally invasive surgical techniques have revolutionized the treatment paraesophageal hernia — but there's continued controversy over some key technical aspects of the procedure. To inform the ...

This report, based on a large unbiased sample of patients operated upon for paraesophageal hernia, demonstrates a gratifying improvement in outcomes associated with a large increase in the frequency ...

A 67-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with severe dysphagia, persistent vomiting, epigastric pain and abdominal distension. The results of a electrocardiograph were normal, and a ...

A hiatal hernia is an enlarged opening in your diaphragm, the dome-shaped muscle that contracts when you breathe. Organs in your belly push through this opening and into your chest. There are two main ...

With sliding or axial hiatal hernia there is thinning and elongation of the phrenoesophageal membrane leading to herniation of the stomach into the posterior mediastinum. As such, there is no ...

Two peer-reviewed studies published in 2024 have established that patients with large, complex hiatal hernias achieve significantly better surgical outcomes when treated by experienced specialists ...

Philadelphia, Pa. (October 28, 2013) – Minimally invasive surgical techniques have revolutionized the treatment paraesophageal hernia—but there's continued controversy over some key technical aspects ...