ESOPHAGUS, STOMACH, AND DUODENUM
Case #1 - A 40 year old man with reflux symptoms |
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: |
| 6.) What are the types of hiatal hernias? What are the characteristics of each in presentation and complication?
|
Hiatal hernias:
- Sliding hiatal hernia:
Herniation of gastroesophageal junction into the chest with no true hernia sac; symptoms of heartburn, dysphagia, and regurgitation
- Paraesophageal hernia:
Fundus of stomach herniates alongside the esophagus into the chest and the gastroesophageal junction is in the correct place; symptoms of chest pain, bloating, dysphagia, and respiratory problems
|
|
|
Questions
