Endoscopic image of a type I sliding hiatus hernia
Endoscopic image of a type I sliding hiatus hernia
Retroflexed (A) and forward-looking (B) endoscopic views of a sliding (type I) hiatus hernia. The squamocolumnar junction (SCJ) marks the distal limit of the esophageal epithelium. Distal to the SCJ is the constriction of the diaphragmatic hiatus.