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When we think of hernias, we often think of our abdomen or groin, and that is where hernias most often occur. But a hernia ...
Dr. Brett Matthews, DO, a board-certified and fellowship-trained surgeon, has joined the medical staffs of North Adams ...
Know if your frequent acid reflux and bloating are just common gut issues or signaling a more serious condition like a hiatus hernia.
Despite her successful career, Liza Minnelli's health journey has been a difficult one. She has battled various illnesses ...
Levita Magnetics this week announced it received expanded FDA 510(k) clearance for its MARS (magnetic-assisted robotic ...
Levita Magnetics announced today that it received expanded FDA 510(k) clearance for its MARS (magnetic-assisted robotic surgery) system.
New clearance expands clinical use of the disruptive Dynamic Magnetic Positioning™ technology for liver retraction in bariatric and hiatal hernia procedures, improving outcomes in complex cases ...
Large hiatal hernia is very common and a well-known predictor of treatment failure after traditional anti-reflux surgery 1 and RefluxStopTM seems to serve this difficult-to-treat population very ...
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 centimetres with some inflammation. I have been ...
A hiatal hernia is a weakness in the hiatus where the esophagus passes through, allowing the stomach (and sometimes other contents of the abdomen) to pass into the chest cavity.