Tag: Gastro-oesophageal hernia
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and hiatal hernia (HH)
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A- Defining HH: The hiatal hernia is the protrusion of a portion of the stomach into the thorax through the esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm. B- Set GERD: GERD is a physiological in all subjects. It is considered pathological only when it becomes symptomatic, unusually frequent, prolonged or complicated. It affects about 10% of the…
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