Nursing Diagnosis of Paraesophageal Hernia

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Tip 1 - Paraesophageal Hernia Symptoms | eHow

Published: 9 years, 1 month(s) ago | Submitted by Sparta Gates | permalink

Though most people are familiar with abdominal hernias, hernias can occur in other places. A hiatal hernia happens when the stomach pushes through an opening in the diaphragm, called the esophageal hiatus or diaphragmatic hiatus, and into the chest. A paraesophageal hernias is a type of hiatal hernia where the gastro-esophageal junction remains in...

For further reading: http://www.ehow.com/about_5042447_paraesophageal-hernia-symptoms.html ^[1]

Tip 2 - Guidelines for the Management of Hiatal Hernia - A SAGES Guideline

Published: 9 years, 1 month(s) ago | Submitted by Roy Luk | permalink

The guidelines for the management of hiatal hernia are a series of systematically developed statements to assist physicians’ and patients’ decisions about the appropriate use of laparoscopic surgery for hiatal hernia. The statements included in this guideline are the product of a systematic review of published literature on the topic, and the recommendations are explicitly linked to the supporting evidence. The strengths and weaknesses of the available evidence are highlighted and expert opinion sought where the evidence is lacking.

For further reading: http://www.sages.org/publications/guidelines/guidelines-for-the-management-of-hiatal-hernia/ ^[2]