Question 1879
{"accessible":false,"alternatives":[{"id":9333,"text":"mixed or compound type hiatal hernia with additional herniation of viscera"},{"id":9334,"text":"mixed or compound type, para-esophageal hiatal hernia with displaced gastro-esophageal junction"},{"id":9335,"text":"para-esophageal hiatal hernia with the gastro-esophageal junction in a normal position"},{"id":9336,"text":"sliding hiatal hernia"}],"archived":false,"correctAlternativeId":9336,"explanation":"\u003cp\u003eThere are two main types of hiatus hernia (although they may co-exist):\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://radiopaedia.org/articles/missing?article%5Btitle%5D=sliding-hiatus-hernia\u0026amp;lang=gb\"\u003esliding hiatus hernia\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;(\u0026gt;90%)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://radiopaedia.org/articles/rolling-para-oesophageal-hiatus-hernia?lang=gb\"\u003erolling (para-esophageal) hiatus hernia\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;(\u0026lt;10%)\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome divide them into four types:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003etype 1\u003c/strong\u003e: sliding hiatal hernia (~95%)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003etype 2\u003c/strong\u003e: para-esophageal hiatal hernia with the gastro-esophageal junction in a normal position\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003etype 3\u003c/strong\u003e: mixed or compound type, para-esophageal hiatal hernia with displaced gastro-esophageal junction\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003etype 4\u003c/strong\u003e: mixed or compound type hiatal hernia with additional herniation of viscera\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","id":1879,"imageUrl":null,"imageAttribution":null,"imageAttributionCaseInfo":null,"firstQuestionPath":"/questions/1879","nextQuestionPath":"/articles/hiatus-hernia/questions/1772","relatedArticles":[{"id":25474,"title":"Paraesophageal hernia","link":"/articles/paraoesophageal-hernia-1?lang=us"}],"alsoUsedIn":[],"stem":"\u003cp\u003eWhat is the most common type of hiatus hernia?\u003c/p\u003e","menuLinks":[{"text":"Report problem with question","url":"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfO3soWYhOjJ7yErSysyCe5V4A1CqW7WK3rDA7MtAkecMGqNw/viewform?entry.1624461248\u0026entry.553583435=https://radiopaedia.org/questions/1879"}],"attemptsPercentages":[{"alternativeId":"9335","percentage":3},{"alternativeId":"9334","percentage":6},{"alternativeId":"9336","percentage":91},{"alternativeId":"9333","percentage":0}],"promptToLogin":false,"questionManager":false,"articleId":"hiatus-hernia"}