Abstract:Hiatal hernias are more common in Western countries compared to the African countries. In the Western states the frequency of hiatus hernia increases with age, from patients younger than 40 years to patients older than 70 years. This is because of muscle weakening and loss of elasticity as people age goes towards the 70s, thus this age tends to predispose to hiatus hernia. The thinking is that with decreasing tissue elasticity, the gastric cardia may not return to its normal position below the diaphragmatic hi… Show more
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