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Surgical Case Reports, 2017 Background Hiatal hernias are common. In some reports, hiatal hernias have been implicated in causing dyspnea, syncope, and heart failure. Case presentation An 82-year-old woman with a hiatal hernia was admitted to our hospital because she had ...
Hideyuki Saito +9 more
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Prevalence of Esophageal Dysmotility and Reflux in Muscle Tension Dysphonia Patients
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objectives Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) contributes to muscle tension dysphonia (MTD); however, symptoms overlap with esophageal dysmotility. Study aims were to determine the prevalence of esophageal disorders among MTD patients and correlate pathologies to patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs).
Megan Brianne Saltsgaver +4 more
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GERD and Upper Aerodigestive Tract Cancer Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is highly prevalent, yet its association with upper aerodigestive tract (UADT) cancers beyond esophageal adenocarcinoma remains incompletely defined. This systematic review and meta‐analysis aimed to quantify the risk of specific UADT cancers in individuals with GERD.
Janice Huang +10 more
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Journal of International Medical Research, 2018 A hiatal hernia refers to herniation of the abdominal organs through the esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm. A giant hiatal hernia affects digestive and cardiopulmonary function by compressing the organs.
Mi Kyeong Kim +3 more
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Alimentary Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.A PBUB is a rare but often fatal complication of endoscopic variceal band ligation. The relevant risk factors contributing to PBUB are unknown and consequently there are no effective preemptive strategies. This study highlights kidney disease as a predictor of PBUB together with the well‐established higher risk for urgent band ligation.
Maria de Brito Nunes +5 more
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Laparoscopic repair of hiatal hernias: Experience after 200 consecutive cases [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2014 Introduction. Repair of hiatal hernias has been performed traditionally via open laparotomy or thoracotomy. Since first laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair in 1992, this method had a growing popularity and today it is the standard approach in ...
Bjelović Miloš +4 more
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Swiss Medical Weekly, 2021 AIMS OF THE STUDY: Surgery for large hiatal hernias has greatly evolved over the last decade, but there is an ongoing controversy regarding many technical aspects, such as the use of meshes or the necessity to add a ...
Stephan Gerdes +4 more
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Neurogastroenterology &Motility, EarlyView.Patients with isolated LPS demonstrated a lower likelihood of EGJ disruption, pathologic GERD, and abnormal Milan score. The Milan score performed similarly well in the identification of GERD in both LPS and typical symptoms. The Milan score could therefore be used as an upfront test in LPS patients.
Stefano Siboni +26 more
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The use of biological meshes in diaphragmatic defects – An evidence-based review of the literature
Frontiers in Surgery, 2015 The widespread use of meshes for hiatal hernia repair has emerged in the era of laparoscopic surgery, although sporadic cases of mesh augmentation of traumatic diaphragmatic rupture have been reported. The indications for biologic meshes in diaphragmatic
Stavros Athanasios Antoniou +3 more
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Clinical Case Reports, 2022 We describe a case of pancreatic tumor associated with a giant type IV hiatal hernia that had prolapsed into the posterior mediastinum. Hiatal hernia repair should be performed first because it enables laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy to be performed ...
Akira Yoneda +8 more
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