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Hiatal Hernia : Treatments

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Treatments List

Treatments could include:
  • Avoid Lying Down after Meals
  • Hill-Allison operation
  • Belsey Operation, Esophagogastric Sphincter

Treatments Overview Articles

Hiatal hernia
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.
Source:ADAM
Date:March 8, 2008
Hiatal Hernia
Dietary and lifestyle adjustments to control a hiatal hernia include: Avoiding reclining after meals. Avoiding spicy foods, acidic foods, alcohol, and tobacco.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Specific Treatments Articles

Surgery for GERD
During this surgery, called a fundoplication, 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 instead of a single long one, as in the traditional open procedure. As a result, there is less pain, a quicker recovery time, a shorter hospital stay, and lower risk of infection.
Source:StayWell
Gastroesophageal Reflux Surgery
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 ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Anti-reflux surgery - children
Anti-reflux surgery is surgery to repair the muscles at the bottom of the esophagus(the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach). Problems with these muscles can lead to gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD).Fundoplication- children; ...
Source:ADAM
Date:March 6, 2009
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