BACKGROUND: Although the incidence of leaks after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) significantly decreased over time, their detection still remains challenging. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine ...

An elderly couple petitioned the Supreme Court for passive euthanasia for their son The son has been on life support for 12 years after a severe fall in 2013 Two medical boards reported negligible ...

Background Although surgical gastrojejunostomy (SGJ) is the standard method for palliation of gastric outlet obstruction (GOO), an endoscopic method—endoscopic ultrasound-guided gastroenterostomy (EUS ...

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Gastric-outlet obstruction (GOO) refers to mechanical or functional obstruction of the flow of gastric contents into the small intestine. Symptoms of GOO include early satiety, postprandial abdominal ...

WINCHESTER — The local nonprofit Baby Faith’s Journey, which offers resources to families caring for children with disabilities, held its inaugural family support dinner on Friday night at the Our ...

What Is a Feeding Tube? A feeding tube is a flexible plastic tube placed into your stomach or bowel to help you get nutrition when you’re unable to eat as well as you need to. Tube feeding, also known ...

Surgical management of a chronic genetic digestive disorder in a private hospital in the city has given hope of a normal life to a 12-year-old girl from Koppal district in north Karnataka. Ever since ...

ABSTRACT: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) refers to the bleeding caused by the digestive tract above the flexor ligament, including esophageal, gastric, duodenal, pancreatic and biliary ...

The following is a summary of “A Comparison of Endoscopic and Surgical Gastrojejunostomy in Patients with Malignant Gastric Outlet Obstruction: A National Cohort Analysis (2016-2020),” published in ...

THE surgical procedure of partial gastrectomy with gastrojejunostomy often creates an aftermath of problems. Two of those most frequently encountered are chronic diarrhea and failure to gain weight.