Abstract:A hiatus hernia occurs when a portion of the stomach protrudes into the chest cavity. It enters through the same entrance through which the food tube (oesophagus) travels to the stomach. A case of an 39-year-old male with a history of diabetic presented to the emergency room with acute onset shortness of breath, epigastric pain and chest pain. The stomach bulges up into the chest through that opening in a hiatal hernia (also known as a hiatus hernia). The client was having burning sensation in epigastric regio… Show more
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