February 15, 2012 — High-resolution manometry has a high specificity (95.12%) as well as a high predictive value (91.6%) for type 1 sliding hiatal hernia in patients with gastroesophageal reflux ...

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 ...

Emirates Health Services announces new treatment for acid reflux in 2 hospitals The Emirates Health Services (EHS), the healthcare service regulator in the Northern Emirates, announces a robotic ...

SOUTHLAKE, TX, UNITED STATES, March 7, 2023 / EINPresswire.com / -- A new white paper by the American Foregut Society (AFS) recommends expanding the classification of the esophagogastric junction (EGJ ...

Dear Dr. Roach: After an endoscopy, the doctor told me I have a hiatal hernia. He said nothing could be done for it and that I will have to live with it the rest of my life. He gave me no medicines or ...

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

You may be suffering from heartburn, chest pain, shortness of breath, belching, etc and pay little heed to it. However, things may get severe as it may indicate an underlying health condition called a ...

Learn about hiatal hernia, its symptoms, types, causes, diagnosis methods, and effective treatment options to manage ...

Achalasia is an uncommon but debilitating disorder, with an estimated incidence of 1.63–4.0 per 100,000 people. Diagnosis relies on high-resolution ...

Q: My wife was treated for gastrointestinal reflux disease, or GERD, for many years. She was otherwise in excellent health. After a “heartburn” attack in which she threw up blood, she was admitted to ...

Of note, there is divergence of incidence and incidence-based mortality of OAC, with changes in the trend of mortality that are more pronounced than the incidence rates. Whether increased surveillance ...

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