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Hiatal Hernia Learning Center
Complications could include:
- Gastrointestinal Bl...
- Iron Deficiency Ane...
- Aspiration procedure
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Gastric Strangulation
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Pulmonary (lung) aspiration; Slow bleeding and iron deficiency anemia (due to a large hernia) Strangulation (closing off) of the hernia;
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Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding refers to any bleeding that starts in the gastrointestinal tract, which extends from the mouth to the anus. The amount of bleeding can range from nearly undetectable to acute, massive, and life threatening. Bleeding ...
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GI bleeding studies uses radioactive materials in the investigation of bleeding from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. These studies go under various names such as "GI bleeding scans" or "Tagged red blood cell scans." They are performed and interpr...
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Anemia is a condition in which the body does not have enough healthy red blood cells. Red blood cells provide oxygen to body tissues. There are many types of anemia. Iron deficiency anemia is a decrease in the number of red cells in the blood caus...
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Anemia can be caused by iron deficiency, folate deficiency, vitamin B 12 deficiency, and other causes. The term iron deficiency anemia means anemia that is due to iron deficiency. Iron deficiency anemia is characterized by the production of small ...
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Anemia can be caused by iron deficiency, folate deficiency, vitamin B 12 deficiency, and other causes. Iron deficiency anemia is due to a shortage of iron. It is characterized by the production of red blood cells that are smaller than normal (micr...
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Iron deficiency anemia refers to anemia that is caused by lower than normal levels of iron. This type of anemia is caused by deficient erythropoiesis, the ongoing process of the bone marrow to produce healthy red blood cells (RBCs). It is characte...
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Aspiration means to draw in or out using a sucking motion. This medical term has two meanings, depending on how it is used: Aspiration can mean breathing in a foreign object (such as sucking food into the airway; The term can also refer to a medic...
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