It was later discovered that the 71-year-old had suffered a strangulated hiatus hernia – a medical emergency where a portion of the stomach is trapped in the chest and the blood supply is cut off.

Many people diagnosed with a hiatal hernia will not have any symptoms. Those who do usually experience heartburn and indigestion. While medications may provide some relief, effective hiatal hernia ...

A coroner has warned about a "lack of understanding" among medics of strangulated hiatus hernia after the condition went undiagnosed in a man who later died. Tom Glover, who was in his early 70s ...