[Respiratory and dysuric disorders in hiatal hernia]

In the period of 1973-1987 the authors followed-up 1053 patients with hiatal hernia with different types of a clinical course. Various respiratory symptoms (cough, attacks of asphyxia, etc.) were observed in 181 patients, dysuric symptoms (dysuria, urethral colics, etc.) were observed in 66 patients. Of this number 347 were operated upon. A positive effect was achieved in 36 of 41 operated patients with bronchopulmonary disorders and in 16 of 23 patients with dysuric disorders. Organic respiratory and urinary changes were undetectable before operation. The authors considered a possibility of the development of the vagosolar syndrome lying in the basis of the pathogenesis of the above disorders.