| hiatal hernia |
A small opening in the diaphragm allows for the upper portion of the stomach to move backwards into the chest. This is a dynamic condition with the upper stomach changing its position between the upper stomach and lower chest. This is associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease, heartburn and epigastric abdominal pain.
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| hiatal hernia |
small opening in the diaphragm that allows the upper part of the stomach to move up into the chest and causes heartburn from stomach acid flowing back up through the opening.
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| hiatal hernia |
a anatomical situation whereby a portion of the upper stomach lies above the diaphram muscle rather than below it where it belongs.
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| hiatal |
pertaining to or affecting a hiatus.
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| hiatal h. |
herniation of an abdominal organ, usually the stomach, through the esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm. It occurs in two major anatomic patterns: the sliding hiatal h. (type I), which is the more common type, and the paraesophageal h. (type II).
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