Hiatus hernia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Ventricular hernia Classification and external resources K44, Q401 5533, ICD-9 7506 OMIM 142400 DiseasesDB 29116 MedlinePlus 001137 med/1012 eMedicine radio/337 ICD-10 MeSH D006551 A hiatus hernia or hiatal hernia is the protrusion (or herniation) of the upper part of the stomach into the thorax through a tear or weakness in the diaphragm Contents [hide] • 1 Classification • 2 Signs and symptoms • 3 Risk fact
Hiatus hernia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to:navigation,search Ventricular hernia Classification and external resources ICD-10 K 44 , Q401 ICD-9 5533,7506 OMIM 142400 DiseasesDB 29116 MedlinePlus 001137 eMedicine med/1012 radio/337 MeSH D006551A hiatus hernia or hiatal hernia is the protrusion (or herniation) of the upper partof thestomachinto thethoraxthrough a tear or weakness in thediaphragm Contents [hide] • 1 Classification • 2 Signs and symptoms • 3 Risk factors • 4 Diagnosis • 5 Treatment • 6 Prognosis • 7 Epidemiology • 8 Notes and references • 9 External links [edit] Classification Schematic diagram of different types of hiatus hernia Green is the esophagus, Red isthe diaphragm, blue is the HIS-angle A isthe normal anatomy, B is a pre-stage, C is asliding hiatal hernia, and D is a paraesophageal typeThere are two major kinds of hiatus hernia: [1] • The most common (95%) is the slidinghiatus hernia, where thegastroesophageal junctionmoves abovethe diaphragm together with some of thestomach