DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am a 79-year-old woman with a large hiatal hernia that is causing me to aspirate. I have moderate emphysema, too. Is surgery an option for me? Is there anything else that will help ...

When determining whether a hiatal hernia requires surgery, doctors often consider the symptoms and the type of hernia. Surgery may be recommended if the hernia become large enough that it bulges into ...

A hiatal hernia is when part of your stomach or another organ slips through a hole in your diaphragm, the parachute-like organ above your stomach. Mild hiatal hernias often don’t cause symptoms, while ...

TUPELO — Plenty of people have experienced acid reflux, but a hiatal hernia, which occurs when the upper part of the stomach pushes up through the diaphragm into the chest cavity, can cause severe and ...

Hernias occur when a gap or weakness in a muscle or tissue allows part of an organ or other tissue to push through. They can cause pain, constipation, a heavy feeling in the abdomen, and potentially ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 74-year-old woman who is active and healthy. I recently had an endoscopy, and the findings were a hiatal hernia of about 5 centimeters with some inflammation. I have been having ...

Surgeons at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago are the first to show that using a mesh patch to repair a hernia of the diaphragm significantly reduces the recurrence of the hernia ...

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 ...