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.

Background and Aim: Barrett's esophagus has been associated with the presence of hiatal hernia; however, to date no meta-analysis of the relationship has been performed. We aimed to conduct a ...

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 ...