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September 08, 2022

Hiatal Hernia Repair in Elizabethtown, KY

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Hiatal hernia is where the stomach pushes up through
the diaphragm, or the breathing muscle, and so first,

we have to review a little bit of anatomy.

There's the food pipe, which goes
through the breathing muscle and meets

the stomach, and that's a natural
area of weakness or a hole.

And over time, the stomach will creep
up above the diaphragm into the chest.

Long-term reflux can be, you know, bad for the
esophagus, can lead to esophagitis, inflammation.

Acid, kind of, cooking the esophagus long-term
can lead to esophageal cancer, ultimately.

The risk factors for anything that has you
have increased pressure in your belly,

such as being overweight, lifelong straining,
constipation, smoking, chronic cough,

those kind of things, can cause a hiatal hernia.

Hernia in and of itself, there's
no medical therapy for it.

It's a surgical therapy.

The gold standard is a minimally-invasive approach,
and my preference is to correct the hiatal hernia

with a robotic surgery that has little incisions.

And we use a robot with instruments where
the instruments are wristed and has very

good visualization, so it helps
me do a more precise surgery.

It's one of my favorite surgeries.

People have such resolution of their
symptoms, and they're happy.

They're no longer having to sleep
sitting up on a bunch of pillows.

They don't have an acid taste in their mouth.

Their reflux is gone.

So, after getting over, kind of, the rough week
or two after surgery, they're very happy.

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Hiatal Hernia Repair in Elizabethtown, KY, HealthTalks Transcript

Matthew Bailey, MD, FACS, General and Colorectal Surgery:
A hiatal hernia is where the stomach pushes up through the diaphragm or the breathing muscle. First, we have to review a little bit of anatomy. There’s the food pipe, which goes through the breathing muscle and meets the stomach, and that’s a natural area of weakness or a hole. Over time, the stomach will creep up above the diaphragm into the chest. Long-term reflux can be bad for the esophagus and can lead to esophagitis inflammation. Acid, kind of cooking the esophagus long-term, can lead to esophageal cancer, ultimately. The risk factors [are] anything that has you have increased pressure in your belly, such as being overweight, lifelong straining, constipation, smoking, chronic cough — those kind of things can cause a hiatal hernia.

Hernia in and of itself, there’s no medical therapy for it, it’s a surgical therapy. The gold standard is a minimally invasive approach. My preference is to correct the hiatal hernia with a robotic surgery that has little incisions. We use a robot with instruments where the instruments are wristed and have very good visualization. It helps me do a more precise surgery. It’s one of my favorite surgeries. People have such resolution of their symptoms and they’re happy. They’re no longer having to sleep sitting up on a bunch of pillows. They don’t have an acid taste in their mouth. Their reflux is gone. After getting over kind of the rough week or two after surgery, they’re very happy.

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