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A member asked:

I was diagonised with hiatal hernia 2yrs back. i have gone an endoscopy and my result is as such "patulous ge junction", please tell me the what it means?

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Dr. Marvin Den answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Junction not tight: The muscle between your esophagus and stomach is not as strong as it should be. You are at risk for reflux of stomach contents into the esophagus.

Answered 8/19/2018

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Dr. Creighton Wright answered

Specializes in surgery

Large: Patulous = large the area of esophagus at stomach is large like a hiatal hernia as diagnosed. If very symptomatic it may need repair surgically.

Answered 8/16/2018

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