If you have a hiatal hernia, part of your upper stomach bulges into your diaphragm. Your diaphragm helps prevent stomach acid from entering your esophagus. In individuals with hiatal hernias ...

A hiatal hernia occurs when a small portion of the stomach pushes upward through the diaphragm, a sheetlike muscle that separates the lungs from the abdomen. Usually this doesn't cause any symptoms, ...

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 ...

Margaret Johns, 66, first saw her GP about the hernias two years ago One is the ... size of a baby’s head’ is pushing through her stomach. Margaret Johns, 66, is in agony with three hernias ...