Surgery is an effective way to treat a severe hiatal hernia. Laparoscopic repair is the most common procedure. Learn about recovery times and complications.

For patients undergoing bariatric surgery with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and/or hiatal hernia, sleeve gastrectomy (SG) with concomitant hiatal hernia repair (HHR) and SG with ...

A hiatal hernia occurs when part of the stomach protrudes into the chest cavity, often causing heartburn and discomfort, similar to GERD. Dietary changes, including eating non-acidic and high ...

A doctor may recommend surgery to repair a hiatal hernia if it’s causing you severe heartburn or other complications. The surgery may involve: reconstructing your esophageal sphincter; ...

Hiatal hernia: another common type ... Robotic hernia repair is also performed with small incisions. But in this type of procedure, a robot, rather than the surgeon’s hands, ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — For those dealing with chronic acid reflux, it might be due to what’s called a hiatal hernia. But there’s a procedure available at The Queen’s Medical Center that can ...

New procedure may help thousands of heartburn and hiatus hernia sufferers. A new minimally-invasive procedure to alleviate the suffering and embarrassment experienced by thousands of people in the UK ...

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.