Difference between hiatal hernia and hiatus hernia
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The hiatus is an opening in thediaphragm -- the muscular wall separating the chest cavity from the abdomen. ... In a hiatal hernia (also called hiatus hernia) the stomach bulges up into the chest through that opening. There are two main types of hiatal hernias: sliding and paraesophageal (next to the esophagus)
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A bulging of an organ or tissue through an abnormal opening.
Typically, a hernia involves the stomach or intestine.
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