Hiatal Hernia : Treatments
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Treatments could include:
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Avoid Lying Down after Meals
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Belsey Operation, Esophagogastric Sphincter
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The goals of treatment are to relieve symptoms and prevent complications. Reducing the backflow of stomach contents into the esophagus (gastroesophageal reflux) will relieve pain. Medications that neutralize stomach acidity, decrease acid producti...
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A hiatal hernia is an abnormal protrusion of the stomach up through the diaphragm and into the chest cavity.
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Surgery for GERDDuring this surgery, called afundoplication,your lower esophageal sphincter(LES)is re-created by wrapping the top of your stomach around the esophagus. It can sometimes be done with a laparoscope through several small incisions ins...
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Gastroesophageal reflux surgery is typically performed in patients with serious gastroesophageal reflux disease that does not respond to drug therapy. Gastroesophageal reflux is classified as the symptoms produced by the inappropriate movement of stomach contents back up into the esophagus.
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Diaphragmatic hernia repair is surgery to correct a birth defect in which the diaphragm, the large dome-shaped muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdomen, fails to completely develop. A diaphragmatic hernia requires immediate surgery.
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