title: [Genetic role in hernia of the esophageal hiatus. Description of the disease in 2 brothers].
abstract: Two brothers born 15 years apart from normal healthy parents were affected by esophageal hiatus hernia diagnosed at 4 and 8 months respectively. We found 37 other families with more than one member affected by EHH reported in the literature. Since the anomaly often runs asymptomatic, familiarity is probably more frequent than generally thought. The type of inheritance is still uncertain, but a multifactorial etiology is the most likely explanation.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Radiologia IV, Università di Catania, Italia.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Di Bella
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Meli
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Di Fede
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mollica
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D006551:Hernia, Hiatal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Ruolo genetico nelle ernie dello jatus esofageo. Descrizione dell'affezione in due fratelli.