A boy from Nashik was diagnosed with a rare disease that has made him unable to poop naturally since birth. The child had been solely dependent on daily enemas. He was cured via a rare surgery in ...

Mumbai: After almost two years of relying on daily enemas and medications, a two-year-old child suffering from severe ...

When you visit the doctor, you trust their expertise — and their intentions. But sometimes, a simple checkup can turn into a ...

A novel drug that produces a temporary coating in the small intestine could be a new strategy for weight loss—and an ...

Hirschsprung disease and meconium ileus can both cause a newborn to be unable to pass their first stool. Learn the different ...

Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Medical Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong Second Medical University (Weifang People’s Hospital), Weifang, China We present a case of duodenal perforation .

Dad-of-one Jack Nicholson, 27, needed to have his entire stomach removed in order to save his life and feels fortunate that the deadly cancer did not spread further ...

The risks of biopsy can vary depending on how invasive the procedure is, ranging from localized pain and bruising to scarring and infection. Prenatal genetic testing is commonly performed on maternal ...

From this virtual reconstruction, clinicians can make cross-sectional images that mimic those generated by a standard biopsy ... diagnose and treat in a single procedure—eliminating the wait ...

In all cases the biopsies were performed under local anesthetic in the clinic, and the researchers evaluated how well the patients tolerated the biopsies using patient reported outcomes (PROMs) ...

questionnaires immediately after the biopsy procedure, and for up to 4-months afterwards. Professor Richard Bryant, the study's Chief Investigator from the University of Oxford's Nuffield ...

A mean platelet volume (MPV) blood test measures the average size of your platelets, the tiny blood cells that help form clots to stop bleeding. It is often included in a complete blood count (CBC) ...