Video Tip: Effect of Hiatial Hernia | September 2021-Effect of Hiatial Hernia

Video Transcription

When we have a hiatal hernia and the lower esophageal sphincter and the diaphragm are now separated, as you can see in this, in this depiction, you've got now a hernia  sac above the diaphragm where the contents of that part of the stomach only need to overcome the lower esophageal sphincter to reach the esophagus and cause those symptoms and or  tissue damage. And remember as well that there is a reflux reservoir, otherwise known by some as the acid pocket, that sits at the top of the gastric contents and that's an  area that can be particularly irritating to the esophagus and lead to those symptoms that we end up defining GERD as.

Video Summary

This video explains that in a hiatal hernia, the lower esophageal sphincter and the diaphragm are separated. This creates a hernia sac above the diaphragm, which allows the contents of the stomach to easily reach the esophagus and cause symptoms and tissue damage. Additionally, there is a reflux reservoir, also known as the acid pocket, at the top of the gastric contents, which can be particularly irritating to the esophagus and result in symptoms of GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease). No credits were mentioned in the transcript.

Keywords

hiatal hernia

lower esophageal sphincter

diaphragm

hernia sac

reflux reservoir