BRUSSELS — In the face of ever-increasing demand, surgical techniques enabling significant weight loss are on the rise. It is simpler and less invasive to perform anastomosis by compression with two ...
Duodenal-jejunal bypass liners were superior to sham in reducing HbA1c and improved weight loss in patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus. 2. Despite efficacious outcomes, ...
A 76-year-old woman diagnosed with jejunal adenocarcinoma, a rare cancer of the small intestine, underwent a complex surgery ...
Gastrointestinal cancer surgeons at the UC San Francisco have performed the health system’s 15,000th robotically assisted minimally invasive surgery, making it the first University of California ...
Duodenal fistulas represent a formidable complication of gastric surgery, often arising after gastrectomy and reconstruction procedures. The continuous leakage of biliary and pancreatic secretions ...
Young, male or female, with early, first-episode pain or nonshock-producing bleeding. There is no disagreement on treatment for the young patient in the third or fourth decade of life who has his or ...
Biologic drugs have made it easier to manage Crohn's disease, but surgery is still sometimes needed. Almost half of people with Crohn's will need surgery within 10 years after their diagnosis, even if ...