The remaining 191 cases consisted of 143 elective/semielective biliary/gastric bypasses, 28 pancreatic drainage procedures, and 20 local periampullary duodenal resections. Over this period ...

Symptoms of Crohn’s disease and diverticulitis ... Diverticulitis occurs when pouches called diverticula form in the GI tract and become inflamed and infected. Similarly to Crohn’s disease ...

COPD is a progressive lung disease with mild symptoms in the early stages that gradually worsen. Early diagnosis and treatment can help preserve lung function. People with COPD often have trouble ...

Advanced melanoma skin cancer means it has spread to another part of the body such as the liver, lungs or bone. Some people may not get symptoms when they have advanced cancer. Their doctor may find ...

All OPSDs were handmade prototypes. A small OPD was placed in one patient with spontaneously perforated duodenal diverticulum after 18 days with OFD. The perforated distal end of a nasobiliary probe ...