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  • Patients with hiatus hernia often experience symptoms like hoarseness (H), misdirected swallowing to the larynx (MSL), and nose (MSN).
  • A study assessed 90 patients to see if surgery for hiatus hernia would alleviate these respiratory symptoms.
  • Results showed a significant reduction in all symptoms post-surgery, indicating that hiatus hernia repair can effectively improve these conditions, regardless of the patient's weight.

Article Abstract

Conclusion: Patients with hiatus hernia can be relieved from H, MSL and MSN by hiatus hernia repair.

Objective: It has been hypothesized that respiratory symptoms in patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) may, in some cases, be due to misdirected swallowing as a consequence of defective opening of the upper oesophageal sphincter. The aim of this study was to investigate whether patients with hiatus hernia are relieved from symptoms of misdirected swallowing to the larynx (MSL) and nose (MSN), as well as hoarseness (H), as a result of hiatus hernia repair.

Material And Methods: A questionnaire concerning symptoms of H, MSL and MSN was administered to 90 patients under investigation for hiatus hernia repair before and after surgery.

Results: Before surgery, MSL occurred in 30% of patients, MSN in 30% and H in 25%. These symptoms were significantly interrelated (p <0.008). After antireflux surgery, all symptoms were significantly reduced (p <0.001). Symptom reduction was not related to the weight of the patients.

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