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 ...

J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013;28(3):415-431. Second, since both hiatal hernia and BE are recognized at endoscopy, there is the possibility of referral bias skewing the results towards a more positive ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I read your column on Reglan and have a question. I have GERD and a hiatal hernia, and have been on Nexium for many years. I had an endoscopy, and the doctor put me on 10 mg of Reglan, ...

You’re eating a quick lunch and you get a weird sensation — you feel not only nauseated but also like something is stuck in the middle of your chest. You could chalk it up to eating too fast, but if ...

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Sabra Mitchell struggled with both her weight and acid reflux for years. Never did she imagine that taking care of one would help with the other. It wasn’t until the Friendswood resident had a checkup ...