loading...| Preferred Name |
Hiatus hernia |
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| Synonyms |
Stomach hernia Hiatal hernia |
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| Definitions |
A tendency for the upper part of the stomach to herniate into the thorax because of a weakness of the esophageal hiatus, which is the hole in the diaphragm through which the esophagus passes. Hiatus hernia can be asymptomatic or can lead to acid reflux symptoms (heartburn). The presence of a hernia in which the upper part of the stomach, i.e., mainly the gastric cardia protrudes through the diaphragmatic esophageal hiatus. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0002036 |
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| comment |
A tendency for the upper part of the stomach to herniate into the thorax because of a weakness of the esophageal hiatus, which is the hole in the diaphragm through which the esophagus passes. Hiatus hernia can be asymptomatic or can lead to acid reflux symptoms (heartburn). |
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| creation_date |
2008-02-20T11:28:00Z |
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| creator | ||
| database_cross_reference |
UMLS:C3489393 SNOMEDCT_US:84089009 MEDDRA:10020028 MSH:D006551 |
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| definition |
The presence of a hernia in which the upper part of the stomach, i.e., mainly the gastric cardia protrudes through the diaphragmatic esophageal hiatus. |
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| gwas_trait |
true |
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| has_exact_synonym |
Stomach hernia Hiatal hernia |
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| id |
HP:0002036 |
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| in_subset | ||
| label |
Hiatus hernia |
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| notation |
HP:0002036 |
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| prefLabel |
Hiatus hernia |
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| subClassOf |