Heartburn
Alternate Names : Non-Cardiac Chest Pain, Pyrosis
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Digestive System
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The esophagus, stomach, large and small intestine, aided by the liver, gallbladder and pancreas convert the nutritive components of food into energy and break down the non-nutritive components into waste to be excreted.
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Hiatal Hernia - X-Ray
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This X-ray shows the upper portion of the stomach protruding through the diaphragm (hiatal hernia).
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Hiatal Hernia
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A hiatal hernia occurs when part of the stomach protrudes up into the chest through the sheet of muscle called the diaphragm. This may result from a weakening of the surrounding tissues and may be aggravated by obesity and/or smoking.
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