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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

CT helps verify migration of the stomach cranially through the hiatus. Sagittal and coronal reformatted images often help demonstrate the hernia and the hiatal defect.

CT

Patient #1: Sliding hiatal hernia

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Patient #2: Sliding hiatal hernia

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Patient #3: Paraesophageal hernia

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