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  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
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Hiatal Hernias Revisited—A Systematic Review of Definitions, Classifications, and Applications

  • Karl Hermann Fuchs,
  • Ioannis Kafetzis,
  • Alexander Hann and
  • Alexander Meining

11 September 2024

Introduction: A hiatal hernia (HH) can be defined as a condition in which elements from the abdominal cavity herniate through the oesophageal hiatus in the mediastinum and, in the majority of cases, parts of the proximal stomach. Today, the role of H...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,945 Views
16 Pages

Rare Diaphragmatic Hernias in Adults—Experience of a Tertiary Center in Esophageal Surgery and Narrative Review of the Literature

  • Dragos Predescu,
  • Florin Achim,
  • Bogdan Socea,
  • Mihail Constantin Ceaușu and
  • Adrian Constantin

A rare entity of non-hiatal type transdiaphragmatic hernias, which must be clearly differentiated from paraoesophageal hernias, are the phrenic defects that bear the generic name of congenital hernias—Bochdalek hernia and Larey-Morgagni hernia,...