E-style duodenojejunostomy safe, feasible for reconstruction of distal duodenum resection 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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...
Obeticholic acid linked to better transplant-free survival in primary biliary cholangitis: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 Dec 2022 10:00 AM ISTUK: As per a study employing individuals from the randomized POISE trial that was published in the journal Gastroenterology, patients suffering from...
