A doctor in mexico told me that i have a epigastric hernia but my doctor in usa told me that it was a hiatus hernia what is the diffferences and how to determine which one i have thanks?

UGI series X-Ray: Hiatus hernia is when the stomach tends to slide up into the chest through a natural "hiatus" (opening) the diaphragm. It can cause heart burn and abdominal/chest discomfort. An upper GI series x-ray will demonstrate the presence of hiatus hernia. I have not heard of.

Simple: A hiatal hernia is when a part of the stomach herniated thru the hiatus (tight opening thru the diaphragm. This type of hernia can cause avid reflux, feeling of pressure in the mod lower chest, indigestion, and increased burping. Epigastric hernia may have been used to mean the same thing. A hiatal hernia is different from abdominal wall hernia which can be felt as a protruding bulge.

Can U See a Bulge?: A hiatal hernia is an enlargement of the (normal) hole in the diaphragm thru which the esophagus passes. This may be associated with gastroesophageal reflux, causing heartburn. It can only be seen by ct or endoscopy. An epigastric hernia is a hole in the upper-midline abdominal wall thru which the inner lining of the abdominal cavity can protrude. This can usually be easily seen/felt as a bulge.