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This study was undertaken to clarify the incidence of hiatus hernia and the functional changes in the cardia of post-gastrectomy patients. One hundred and four post-gastrectomy patients and 399 non-gastrectomy patients were selected for endoscopic study, and the diagnosis of hiatus hernia was made by observing the shape of the cardia inside the stomach. A manometric study was also done on 12 patients with gastric carcinoma and 14 patients with gallstones. Hiatus hernia was observed in 37.5 per cent of the post-gastrectomy patients, this incidence being significantly higher than the 19.3 per cent of the non-gastrectomy patients (p<0.01). In the latter group alone the incidence of hernia steadily increased with advancing age. In the post-gastrectomy patients, reflux esophagitis and heartburn were observed in 20.2 per cent and 27.9 per cent, respectively. These incidences tended to be higher in the patients with hernia but there were no significant differences. The manometric study revealed that lower esophageal sphincter pressure was significantly decreased after gastrectomy, but not after cholecystectomy.
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Sodeyama, H., Ishizaka, K., Takahashi, C. et al. Endoscopic and manometric study of the cardia in post-gastrectomy patients. The Japanese Journal of Surgery 20, 64–69 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02470715
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