Hernia is a disease that can be seen at any age, but commonly occurs in people over the age of fifty. It occurs when the stomach sags into the esophagus as a result of the melting of the muscles in the upper part connecting the stomach to the esophagus. The treatment of hernia is similar to the treatment of gastritis and reflux disease. There is no specific drug treatment. The most effective treatment is to protect the stomach health of the patient by following a regular diet. In advanced gastric hernias, if the specialist approves, surgical intervention is performed laparoscopically.
What is Gastroenterology?
Gastroenterology is the name of the department that examines the diseases of the esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines. Other organs that the gastroenterology department deals with are liver, spleen, gall bladder and pancreas. While diagnosing the diseases of these organs, procedures such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, ercp and ultrasound are applied. In the diagnosis and treatment of stones and cancers of the biliary tract, it is diagnosed and treated with a special endoscopy device called side-view duodenoscopy.