Hiatus hernia, CT scan - HD 影片檔

Computed tomography (CT) scan moving from the top to the bottom of the chest of a 50 year old patient with a hiatus hernia and multiple hepatic (liver) cysts. A hiatus hernia is the protrusion of part of the stomach into the thorax through the hole in the diaphragm (hiatus) that the oesophagus normally passes through. Hiatus hernias are very common and usually produce no symptoms. In some cases they may cause gastroesophageal reflux, resulting in heartburn