Prevalence of Asymptomatic Hiatal Hernia in Obese Patients During Preoperative Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Assessments and Correlation With Body Mass Index

Introduction In obese patients, hiatal hernia (HH) can be asymptomatic or may present with one or few symptoms, such as heartburn, nausea, or vomiting. Routine upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy is the most frequent method used to determine the presence of any abnormalities, including HH. This st...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Assakran, Bandar Saad, Alrakbi, Khaled, Alharbi, Meshari A, Almatroudi, Moath A, Alshowaiman, Asim, Alromaih, Abdullah Homood, Alaqil, Naif, Alharbi, Basil, Alsoghayer, Ali
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
General Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7978160/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33758697
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.13396

Ejemplares similares

Ejemplares similares