Hiatal hernia surgery generally has a low risk of serious side effects. An estimated 30-day mortality rate associated with hiatal hernia surgery is 0.19%, which is approximately 1 death per 500 cases.

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Many people diagnosed with a hiatal hernia will not have any symptoms. Those who do usually experience heartburn and indigestion. While medications may ...

A hiatal hernia, which affects 50 percent of adults over age 50, won’t often directly cause pain. But it can lead to bothersome symptoms resembling g astroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

When we think of hernias, we often think of our abdomen or groin, and that is where hernias most often occur. But a hernia ...

Glenwood, MN - Many people experience heartburn occasionally, especially after eating spicy foods or eating too late at night ...

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.

5. Hiatal hernias are most common in pregnant women and people over the age of 50. Unlike the other types of hernias in your intestines or abdominal muscles, a hiatal hernia is in the diaphragm. A ...

Results: Hiatal hernia was associated with an increased risk of Barrett's esophagus of any length (odds ratio 3.94; 95% confidence interval 3.02–5.13). Heterogeneity was present (I 2 = 82.03%, P ...

A hiatal hernia can develop in people of all ages and both sexes, although it frequently affects middle-aged people. In fact, the majority of otherwise healthy people over age 50 have small ...

Hiatal Hernia. With hiatal hernias, the upper part of the stomach pushes through a small opening in the diaphragm (the large muscle between your stomach and chest) and bulges up into the chest cavity.