Dear Dr. Roach • My father was recently diagnosed with a type 4 hiatal hernia. His doctor said that this can be very serious and he may need to have Hiatal hernia is larger than normal hole in ...

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 ...

A hernia hiatus occurs when the part of the stomach starts to squeeze through the diaphragm and then into the chest. The ...

A hiatal hernia occurs when tissue pushes through the diaphragm. ... Type I: Type I hiatal hernias, or sliding hernias, are the most common type, accounting for over 95% of all cases.

A hiatal hernia occurs when the upper part of your stomach pushes up through your diaphragm. Learn more here. ... Type I: Called a sliding hernia, this is the more common type.

As a gastroenterologist, I’ve learned that many patients misunderstand a common finding, the hiatal hernia. There are two basic types of hiatal hernia. Ninety-five percent are of the sliding type, and ...

A hiatal hernia, which affects 50 percent of adults over age 50, won’t often directly cause pain. But it can lead to bothersome symptoms resembling g astroesophageal reflux disease (GERD ) .

You can also have a hernia that you can’t feel, such as a hiatal hernia in the gastrointestinal tract. A variety of hernia types exist. In most cases, surgery is the only way to treat the hernia.

Dear Dr. Roach: My father was recently diagnosed with a type 4 hiatal hernia. His doctor said that this can be very serious and he may need to have surgery to correct the problem. He's 85 years old.

Dear Dr. Roach: My father was recently diagnosed with a type 4 hiatal hernia. His doctor said that this can be very serious and he may need to have surgery to correct the problem. He's 85 years old.