| EAST | elevated-arm stress test; Emory angioplasty vs. surgery trial; external rotation, abduction stress t... |
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| EBRT | electron beam radiotherapy; external beam radiation therapy |
| EBT | electron beam tomography; external beam therapy |
| ECA | electrical control activity; electrocardioanalyzer; endothelial cytotoxic activity; enterobacterial ... |
| ECC | electrocorticogram, electrocorticography; electronic claim capture; embryonal cell carcinoma; emerge... |
| hiatal hernia | <gastroenterology, surgery> A type of hernia that occurs when a portion of the stomach protrudes through the diaphragm (where the oesophagus normally passes through). Obesity and smoking are considered risk factors. Hiatal hernia is often associated with reflux oesophagitis. Symptoms include heartburn, difficulty swallowing, chest pain and belching. Treatment includes H2 antagonists, antacids and medications which strengthen the lower oesophageal sphincter. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| hiatus hernia | Protrusion of the stomach up into the opening normally occupied by the oesophagus in the diaphragm, the muscle that separates the chest (thoracic) cavity from the abdomen. Hiatus in latin means an opening. (12 Dec 1998) |
| scrotal hernia | Complete inguinal hernia, located in the scrotum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pudendal hernia | A hernia protruding through the pelvic diaphragm. Synonym: levator hernia, pudendal hernia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Holthouse's hernia | Inguinal hernia with extension of the loop of intestine along Poupart's ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sliding hernia | A hernia in which an abdominal viscus forms part of the sac. Synonym: extrasaccular hernia, parasaccular hernia, slipped hernia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sliding hiatal hernia | <radiology> Axial hernia, concentric hernia, 99% of hiatal hernias, portion of peritoneal sac forms part of wall of hernia, aetiology: rupture of phrenicoesophageal membrane due to repetitive stretching with swallowing, incidence: increases with age Findings: UGI, epiphrenic bulge, distance between B ring and hiatal margin greater than 2cm, tortuous oesophagus, gastroesophageal reflux, greater than 6 thick gastric folds within suprahiatal pouch, CT, dehiscence of diaphragmtic crura greater than 15 mm, pseudomass within/above distal oesophagus, fat (omemtum) surrounding distal oesophagus (12 Dec 1998) |
| sliding oesophageal hiatal hernia | Displacement of the cardioesophageal junction and the stomach through the oesophageal hiatus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| slipped hernia | A hernia in which an abdominal viscus forms part of the sac. Synonym: extrasaccular hernia, parasaccular hernia, slipped hernia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spigelian hernia | Abdominal hernia through the semilunar line. Synonym: lateral ventral hernia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| strangulated hernia | An incarcerated hernia which results in lack of blood perfusion to the herniated tissue or viscera. (27 Sep 1997) |
| synovial hernia | Protrusion of a fold of the stratum synoviale through a rent in the stratum fibrosum of a joint capsule. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diaphragmatic hernia | A condition present at birth where there is abnormal protrusion of abdominal contents upward through a defect in the diaphragm. This condition is treated as a surgical emergency due to interference with the infant's breathing. Smaller, less serious diaphragmatic hernias may also be seen in adults. (27 Sep 1997) |
| double loop hernia | The presence of two loops of intestine in a hernial sac. Synonym: double loop hernia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dry hernia | A hernia with adherent sac and contents. (05 Mar 2000) |