Weight-loss surgery produces durable improvements in urinary incontinence Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli14 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTUrinary incontinence is a common complaint among adults with severe obesity. The majority of adults with urinary incontinence who undergo Roux-en-Y...
E-style duodenojejunostomy safe, feasible for reconstruction of distal duodenum resection Written By Dr. Shravani Dali13 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTLesions which originate from or invade distal duodenum, 3rd and 4th segments of duodenum, are commonly tricky and the surgical treatment of them are...
High-dose green tea extract harmful for liver of people with certain genetic variations Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli12 Dec 2022 11:30 AM ISTUSA: Long-term use of high-dose green tea extract may produce liver damage in a small minority of the population. A recent study in The Journal of...
Fibrosis-4 stage of liver fibrosis linked with CV events in ACS patients regardless of diabetes status Written By Medha Baranwal12 Dec 2022 10:30 AM ISTChina: Liver fibrosis staged by the Fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) index corresponds to an increased risk of myocardial infarction, MACCE, and mortality in acute...
Antibiotics given in infancy may have adverse impact on adult gut health Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli10 Dec 2022 10:00 AM ISTPreterm and low birth weight babies are routinely given antibiotics to prevent, not just treat, infections, which they have a high risk of developing....
Adjuvant chemotherapy improves overall survival for pancreatic cancer patients: JAMA Oncology study Written By Isra Zaman10 Dec 2022 9:30 AM ISTCancer that develops in pancreatic cells is known as pancreatic cancer. The pancreas is an organ in your abdomen that is located behind the bottom...
Even mild liver disease may hamper heart health, finds Cedars-Sinai study Written By Isra Zaman10 Dec 2022 9:15 AM ISTEarlier this year, the American Heart Association (AHA) released a statement that nonalcoholic fatty liver disease-an increasingly common liver...
Hepatic steatosis detection by ultrasound versus MRI proton-density fat fraction Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli9 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTLeesburg, VA: According to ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), ultrasound-derived fat fraction (UDFF) is strongly associated with MRI...
KIMS Doctors remove 12 kg polycystic liver from 50-year-old woman Kajal Rajput9 Dec 2022 3:45 PM ISTHyderabad: A liver weighing 12 kg is too preposterous a thought and hard to believe even by the best of medical brains. And if the patient is a woman...
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt may increase risk of acute on chronic liver failure in ascites patients Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli8 Dec 2022 7:45 PM ISTGERMANY: According to research reported in the World Journal of Gastroenterology, Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) placement for...
Endoluminal stenting reduces stoma formation in colorectal cancer with obstruction: Study Written By Medha Baranwal8 Dec 2022 10:00 AM ISTUK: Colorectal cancer is often presented with obstruction that requires urgent, potentially life-saving decompression. For such patients, the...
A healthy lifestyle may prevent more than half of inflammatory bowel disease cases: Study Written By Isra Zaman7 Dec 2022 9:15 AM ISTInflammatory bowel disease, or IBD for short, affects an estimated 3 million adults in the US and another 1.3 million in Europe. And diagnoses have...
