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What Causes Hiatal Hernia After An Accident?
I was in a traffic accident where a large box truck rear-ended my car...I began having symptoms of a hiatal hernia and sure enough after a scope, my Gastro guy said I had a hiatal hernia....the other driver's insurance company has decided I couldn't have gotten a hiatal hernia from the seat belt trauma. I never had it before and wonder what you think? And I was diagnosed with costochondritis
Wed, 23 Aug 2017
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Thank for asking to HCM, Hiatal hernia could be there but it may not be due to the accident but it could be pre-existing, even costochondritis is not due to accident, such condition may not be due to accident, I what ever the condition being detected could be there, but may not be due to accident, you have not mentioned the clinical symptoms here, else it was better being judge hope this information helps.
Well come to HCM
Thank for asking to HCM, Hiatal hernia could be there but it may not be due to the accident but it could be pre-existing, even costochondritis is not due to accident, such condition may not be due to accident, I what ever the condition being detected could be there, but may not be due to accident, you have not mentioned the clinical symptoms here, else it was better being judge hope this information helps.
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