Surgery 101

298. Hiatal Hernias

Oct 27, 2020 · 21 min · 10.8 MB
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In this episode, with the help of Dr. Scott Penner, a general surgeon practicing in Cambridge Memorial Hospital, 2nd-year medical student McMaster University student Nivedh Patro discusses an overview of hiatal hernias.

After listening to this podcast, listeners should be able to:

  1. Define the different types of hiatal hernias
  2. Identify the main presenting symptoms of the different types of hiatal hernias, and distinguish emergent from non-emergent scenarios
  3. Describe the preoperative workup of hiatal hernias