Surgical interventions for pancreatic disease are being increasingly performed worldwide. These procedures are time-consuming, extremely delicate, and are sometimes associated with important morbidity ...

Background Laparoscopic adhesiolysis is emerging as an alternative for open surgery in adhesive small bowel obstruction. Retrospective studies suggest that laparoscopic approach shortens hospital stay ...

What Is a Bowel Obstruction? A bowel obstruction is a serious problem that happens when something fully or partly blocks either your large or small intestine. It’s also known as an intestinal ...

Quality of Life and Cost-Effectiveness Assessment of Radioiodine Ablation Strategies in Patients With Thyroid Cancer: Results From the Randomized Phase III ESTIMABL Trial The long-term risk of IOS and ...

The function of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract can be altered by many factors. The neural regulation of the GI tract involves both intrinsic and extrinsic control mechanisms. The complex enteric ...

Is open abdominal surgery preferable to laparoscopic surgery for management of small bowel obstruction? The authors of a paper, published in Annals of Surgery, [1] looked at data from 8584 Canadian ...

An intestinal obstruction happens when your intestines become blocked so that digested foods and fluids buildup. If not treated, a blockage can lead to a dangerous rupture. Digested food particles ...