TRANSIENT jaundice occasionally appears after a surgical procedure, usually an operation for an abdominal problem. In such cases very little is known about the anatomic changes in the liver or ...

The cancer typically begins in the inner layer of the esophagus wall and grows outward, but it can start anywhere. Esophageal cancer is a rare cancer, accounting for just 1 percent of cancer ...

Despite its name, heartburn has nothing to do with the heart (although some of the symptoms are similar to a heart attack). Heartburn, also called acid indigestion, is an irritation of the ...

Portal hypertension may not be associated with any clinical abnormalities but is usually accompanied by splenomegaly, esophageal varices, ascites or symptoms resulting from shunting of venous ...

Dr. Soumekh gave a brief summary of the structure and function of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract: The esophagus is a long muscular tube with a top and bottom valve. Food moves from the mouth through ...

Fontan circulation (FC) in complex congenital heart disease is characterized by altered hemodynamics and associated with Fontan‐associated liver disease. Patients with FC may exhibit abnormalities in ...

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1 Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China 2 Thoracic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China Collagen ...

Correspondence to Dr Jun Yu, Institute of Digestive Disease and The Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong; junyu{at}cuhk.edu.hk The gut ...

Objective: This study identified the trends and clinical significance of anemia and ferritin status 1 year postoperatively in patients with long-term survival and ...