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  • Title: Hiatal hernia in the African.
    Author: Ofoegbu RO.
    Journal: Trop Geogr Med; 1979 Dec; 31(4):561-4. PubMed ID: 542991.
    Abstract:
    Eight cases of symptomatic hiatal hernia were investigated; four presented with respiratory symptoms simulating chronic asthmatic bronchitis or bronchopneumonia. Among 27 patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux but without radiologically visible hernia, six presented with fibrous stricture; no stricture was found in association with hiatal hernia. It is suggested that patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux should be offered surgical follow-up or surgery to prevent the development of a stricture before the more easily recognizable symptoms of heart burn and postural acid regurgitation get worse.
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