1 Letterkenny General Hospital, Surgery, 135 Foxhills, Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland 2 Letterkenny General Hospital, Emergency Medicine, 132 Foxhills ...

Abdominal pain, bloating, and constipation are common symptoms of bowel obstruction. Partial bowel obstruction symptoms may come and go for days or weeks before worsening. Intussusception in children ...

The hamartomatous polyposis syndromes are a heterogeneous group of disorders that share an autosomal-dominant pattern of inheritance and are characterized by hamartomatous polyps of the ...

Normal tissue function depends on adequate supply of oxygen through blood vessels. Understanding how blood vessels form has become a principal, yet challenging, objective of the last decade.

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Introduction The cecum is the first part of the large bowel. Cecectomy is a sufficient treatment for some patients, avoiding overtreatment by ileocolic resection. PurposeThe goal of this study was to ...

Introduction The pathophysiology of appendicitis likely stems from obstruction of the appendiceal orifice leading to an increase in intraluminal and intramural pressure, resulting in small vessel ...

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), comprising Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, are chronic, inflammatory, immune mediated, relapsing-remitting conditions of the gastrointestinal tract with ...

We report the case of a man in his 60s presenting with 2 days of persistent bilious vomiting, with mild abdominal tenderness. His history was significant for a gastric surgery 40 years earlier, ...

Diverticular bleeding is heavy but painless rectal bleeding. Diverticular bleeding can be diagnosed through a colonoscopy. Untreated diverticulitis can lead to serious problems like abscesses and ...

Bezoars are undigested masses found in the stomach that can cause pain and bloating. Drinking carbonated cola or taking cellulase can help dissolve bezoars at home. Endoscopy may be used to remove or ...