Diseases

Hiatal Hernia

STOMACH herniation located at or near the diaphragmatic opening for the ESOPHAGUS, the esophageal hiatus.

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STOMACH herniation located at or near the diaphragmatic opening for the ESOPHAGUS, the esophageal hiatus.

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33 entry terms
  • Hernia, Hiatal
  • Hernia, Hiatus
  • Hernias, Hiatal
  • Hernias, Hiatus
  • Hiatal Hernias
  • Hiatus Hernia
  • Hiatus Hernias
  • Esophageal Hernia
  • Hernia, Esophageal
  • Hernia, Paraesophageal
  • Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia
  • Sliding Esophageal Hernia
  • Sliding Hiatal Hernia
  • Esophageal Hernia, Sliding
  • Esophageal Hernias
  • Esophageal Hernias, Sliding
  • Hernia, Paraesophageal Hiatal
  • Hernia, Sliding Esophageal
  • Hernia, Sliding Hiatal
  • Hernias, Esophageal
  • Hernias, Paraesophageal
  • Hernias, Paraesophageal Hiatal
  • Hernias, Sliding Esophageal
  • Hernias, Sliding Hiatal
  • Hiatal Hernia, Paraesophageal
  • Hiatal Hernia, Sliding
  • Hiatal Hernias, Paraesophageal
  • Hiatal Hernias, Sliding
  • Paraesophageal Hernia
  • Paraesophageal Hernias
  • Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernias
  • Sliding Esophageal Hernias
  • Sliding Hiatal Hernias

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

91(80); was see under HERNIA, DIAPHRAGMATIC 1980-90; was HIATAL HERNIA see under DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA 1963-79

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hiatal Hernia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006551. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006551
  2. Hiatal Hernia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiatal_hernia
  3. Hiatal Hernia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q727153