title: Can pressure overload cause sliding hiatal hernia? A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We describe a hiatal hernia of moderate size in a 31-year-old competitive bodybuilder to raise the question of whether such hernias are more likely in young elite resistance-trained athletes as a consequence of attempts to increase intra-abdominal pressure and thus decrease the strain on the lumbar spine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth 76107-2699, USA.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Dickerman
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: McConathy
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006551:Hernia, Hiatal / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011312:Pressure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014891:Weight Lifting / Q000293:injuries*