The esophageal opening is created by a loop of right crux of the diaphragm. (Source: Netter medical illustration with permission from Elsevier. All rights reserved.) ...

A healthy person can have some minor variations in the diaphragm's anatomy ... for persistent cases. A hiatal hernia is a protrusion of the lower esophagus (and sometimes the stomach, too ...

The esophagus passes through an opening in the diaphragm called the hiatus before it enters the stomach ... The goal of the surgery is to restore the normal anatomy of your organs, so your surgeon ...

If you have a hiatal hernia, part of your upper stomach bulges into your diaphragm. Your diaphragm helps prevent stomach acid ...

Introduction: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia(CDH) together with esophageal atresia (EA) areassociated with different malformations in up to71%. In epidemiologic studies the prevalence ofCDH was 0 ...