Assertion: hernia | /r/CapableOf | protrude potential causes
Facets:
value: through the hiatus
type: TEMPORAL
value: next to the esophagus
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: A hernia protrudes into or next to the esophagus through the hiatus — an opening that connects the esophagus to the stomach — and potential causes include injury, extreme coughing and pregnancy.