hiatus hernia

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hiatus hernia

In medicine, condition in which a portion of the stomach is displaced through the opening in the diaphragm, through which the oesophagus passes from the chest to the abdominal cavity.

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The GARD(TM) (Gastro-esophageal Anti-Reflux Device) is made of a medical grade patented soft tubular valve attached through the mouth under endoscopic control in the lower esophagus or hiatus hernia, with endoscopically placed patented new reversible clips.

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