Hiatal Hernia Center - Lorain, OH
Lorain Gastroenterologist Doctors for Hiatal HerniaType of Physician: Gastroenterologist What is a Gastroenterologist? A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine; practitioners focus on the stomach, intestines, colon, liver, and gallbladder (digestive organs). The gastroenterologist treats conditions such as abdominal pain, ulcers, diarrhea, cancer, and jaundice and they consult with surgeons when abdominal operations are indicated. Specialty: Gastroenterology Common Name: GI Doctor Gastroenterologist Doctors in Lorain * Florencio E Yuzon MD & Josef Korinek MD  Florencio E Yuzon MD & Josef Korinek MD  Nicholas Jarmoszuk MD  Abdul Razack MD  Tri-City Family Medicine  North Coast Gastroenterology Inc  Allen Medical Center Physicians  North Ohio Gastroenterology  North Ohio Gastroenterology  North Ohio Gastroenterology  North Ohio Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic West  Cleveland Clinic West  North Shore Gastroenterology Inc  Anita Cheriyan  Premier Physicians Centers Inc  North Shore Gastroenterology Inc  Premier Physicians Centers Inc  North Shore Gastroenterology Inc  North Shore Gastroenterology Inc  North Shore Gastroenterology Inc  University Hospitals of Cleveland Gastroenterology  University Hospitals of Cleveland Gastroenterology  Westside Gastroenterologists  Subhash Mahajan MD  Suresh Mahajan MD Inc  Westside Gastroenterologists  Westside Gastroenterologists  MetroHealth Outpatient Surgery Center  Cleveland Clinic Strongsville  Bennie R Upchurch MD  Ridgepark Medical Associates Inc  Digestive Disease Consultants  Digestive Disease Consultants  Southwest Gastroenterology  Southwest Gastroenterology  Southwest Gastroenterology  MetroHealth Medical Center Gastroenterology  MetroHealth Medical Center Gastroenterology  MetroHealth Medical Center Gastroenterology  MetroHealth Medical Center Gastroenterology  MetroHealth Medical Center Gastroenterology  MetroHealth Medical Center Gastroenterology  MetroHealth Medical Center Gastroenterology  MetroHealth Medical Center Gastroenterology  Alfred A Kafity DO  Elizabeth P Macintyre MD  Lawrence McCormack MD  Independence Family Health  Martin H Beerman MD  James M Boyle MD  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Srinivasan Dasarathy MD  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Allergy & Immunology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Lewis Sotkes VA Medical Center Gastroenterology  University Hospitals of Cleveland Gastroenterology  University Hospitals of Cleveland Gastroenterology  UH Case Medical Center Gastroenterology Residency Program  University Hospitals of Cleveland Gastroenterology  University Hospitals of Cleveland Gastroenterology  University Hospitals of Cleveland Gastroenterology  University Hospitals of Cleveland Gastroenterology  University Hospitals of Cleveland Gastroenterology  North Shore Gastroenterology  North Shore Gastroenterology Lorain, OhioUpcoming Local Events2012-06-09
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Hiatal HerniaRead the Hiatal Hernia article » What is a hiatal hernia?A hiatal hernia is an anatomical abnormality in which part of the stomach protrudes through the diaphragm and up into the chest. Although hiatal hernias are present in approximately 15% of the population, they are associated with symptoms in only a minority of those afflicted. Normally, the esophagus or food tube passes down through the chest, crosses the diaphragm, and enters the abdomen through a hole in the diaphragm called the esophageal hiatus. Just below the diaphragm, the esophagus joins the stomach. In individuals with hiatal hernias, the opening of the esophageal hiatus (hiatal opening) is larger than normal, and a portion of the upper stomach slips up or passes (herniates) through the hiatus and into the chest. Although hiatal hernias are occasionally seen in infants where they probably have been present from birth, most hiatal hernias in adults are believed to have developed over many years.
What causes a hiatal hernia?It is thought that hiatal hernias are caused by a larger-than-normal esophageal hiatus, the opening in the diaphragm through which the esophagus passes from the chest into the abdomen; as a result of the large opening, part of the stomach "slips" into the chest. Other potentially contributing factors include:
Are there different types of hiatal hernias?Hiatal hernias are categorized as being either sliding or para-esophageal. Sliding hiatal hernias Sliding hiatal hernias, the mo... Recommended Reading Related to Hiatal HerniaGastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) » GERD facts
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