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 ...

At a mean follow-up of 13 years among 103 patients, the verified radiologic hiatal hernia recurrence rates were 38% in the mesh reinforcement group compared with 31% in the group who received crural ...

EndoGastric Solutions Announces New Data Confirming the Efficacy of Concomitant Hiatal Hernia Repair and TIF 2.0 Procedure in Providing Symptom Control for GERD Patients A 99-patient study confirms ...

June 25, 2002 -- Laparoscopic repair of large hiatal hernia with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) patch reduced recurrence rates compared with standard simple cruroplasty, according to results of a ...

Researchers examined how laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair followed by Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication impacted gastroesophageal reflux disease patients’ clinical outcomes in a study published ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 72-year-old female with MGUS. I was just diagnosed with an ulcer, Barrett's esophagus, GERD and a hiatal hernia of 8 cm. My surgeon has put me on high-dose Prilosec and Carafate ...

Paul G. Donohue, M.D. DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have been diagnosed with a hiatal hernia. My doctor said it will not fix itself. I have to manage it by not eating before bedtime, elevating the head of my ...

The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) has issued evidence-based guidelines for the diagnosis and management of hiatal hernia. The new recommendations should help ...

You’re eating a quick lunch and you get a weird sensation — you feel not only nauseated but also like something is stuck in the middle of your chest. You could chalk it up to eating too fast, but if ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 72-year-old female with MGUS. I was just diagnosed with an ulcer, Barrett’s esophagus, GERD and a hiatal hernia of 8 cm. My surgeon has put me on high-dose Prilosec and Carafate ...