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MeSH Heading: Hernia, Hiatal
Tree Number(s): C23.300.707.960.500.467
Unique ID: D006551
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006551
Scope Note: STOMACH herniation located at or near the diaphragmatic opening for the ESOPHAGUS, the esophageal hiatus.
Entry Term(s): Esophageal Hernia; Hernia, Esophageal; Hernia, Hiatus; Hernia, Paraesophageal; Hiatal Hernia; Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia; Sliding Esophageal Hernia; Sliding Hiatal Hernia
NLM Classification #: WI 250
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under HERNIA, DIAPHRAGMATIC 1980-90; was HIATAL HERNIA see under DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA 1963-79
Online Note: use HERNIA, HIATAL to search HIATAL HERNIA 1975-79; use HERNIA, DIAPHRAGMATIC 1966-74
History Note: 91(80); was see under HERNIA, DIAPHRAGMATIC 1980-90; was HIATAL HERNIA see under DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA 1963-79
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/02/06

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0010266
Scope Note: The most common kind of HIATAL HERNIA in which the ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION slides above the DIAPHRAGM into the THORAX.
Terms: Sliding Hiatal Hernia Preferred Term
Term UI T550420
Date09/09/2003
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2005); Sliding Esophageal Hernia
Term UI T550421
Date09/09/2003
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2005); Esophageal Hernia
Term UI T019734
Date06/20/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Hernia, Esophageal
Term UI T019735
Date06/20/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997)

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