A hiatal hernia occurs when part of the stomach bulges into the chest. It can cause severe heartburn but is treatable.
EXCRETORY UROGRAPHY IN PATIENTS PREPARED BY SIMETHICON (ESPUMISAN Â® ) Espumisan Â® is one of the final preparations for oral administration that eliminates gases from the gastrointestinal tract. The drug is in the form of soft capsules gelatin. Each capsule contains 40 mg of simethicon. Espumisan Â® works by dissolving gas bubbles in the chyme, which are then absorbed through the intestinal tract wall or eliminated in the form of gas fluid.
Endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP) is a diagnostic test to examine: 1  the duodenum (the first portion of the small intestine), 2  the papilla of Vater (a small nipple-like structure with openings leading to the bile ducts and the pancreatic duct),  the bile ducts, and.