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HIATUS HERNIA (risk factors (factors that increase intra abdominal…
HIATUS HERNIA
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health education
avoid smoking, drinking alcohol and citrus fruit
avoid bending, vomiting, coughing and heavy liftings or straining while passing stools
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definition
its a condition in which the portion of the stomach herniates through the oesophageal opening of the diaphragm that has become weak or enlarged into the lower end of the thoracic cavity.
pathophysiology
the part of the stomach herniates upwards into the mediasternal cavity through a weakness in the diaphragm, caused by trauma or loss of muscle tone.