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Are ‘Cascades’ Changing the Face of Clinical Guidelines?
Despite the huge wealth of knowledge on which they are based, guidelines often fail to influence healthcare in the parts of the world where they are...
As Use of Herbal Remedies Soars, Patients Taking These and Cardiovascular Medications May be at Heightened Risk of Dangerous, Potentially Life-Threatening Interactions
"Many people have a false sense of security about these herbal products because they are seen as 'natural,'" said Arshad Jahangir, M.D.,...
Clinical Nutrition Its Ever-expanding Role in the Management of Digestive Diseases
Why Make a Fuss About Nutrition Today? Several factors conspire to make it imperative for adult gastroenterologists to learn to imitate their...
Fifty Years of the World Gastroenterology Organisation
In parallel with these organizational developments, the field of gastroenterology itself has witnessed tremendous progress. Who could have envisaged...
Incisional HerniaLong-term Complications of Abdominal Surgery
Method of Incisional Hernia Repair Several methods have been described for repair of defects in the abdominal wall. Incisional hernias have ...
Intestinal Defenses Maintenance of Intestinal Barrier Function in Host Defense
Mucosal Barrier Epithelial cells serve as the surface layer lining the gut and, as such, provide the first line of defense against threats from...
Isolated cecal necrosis mimicking acute appendicitis: a case series
Introduction Ischemic colitis usually results from atherosclerosis and low blood flow. Acute colonic ischemia is a common cause of colitis in the...
Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery
Introduction Bariatric surgery—weight loss surgery—has undergone an evolution over the last decade. In 1991, the US National Institutes...
Laparoscopic Digestive Surgery
Reference Section Laparoscopic Digestive Surgery B USINESS BRIEFING: US GASTROENTEROLOGY REVIEW 2005 a report by R Ivan Beretvas, MD Assistant...
Lose It, Live It, and Keep It Off
With two easy-to-follow phases, The Mayo Clinic Diet, a common-sense approach to shedding pounds and keeping them off, requires simple lifestyle...
Mayo Clinic Performs Groundbreaking, Single-incision Surgery to Remove Young Woman's Large Intestine
The surgery, performed at Mayo Clinic by Tonia Young-Fadok, M.D., Chair of the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, is...
Mayo Researchers Find Obesity Key
The energy-saving mechanism is controlled by ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channels. ATP, or adenosine triphosphate, is the "energy currency"...
Minimal Invasive Surgery A Clinical Discipline in Rapid Development
Minimal invasive surgery is defined as a surgical method using a smaller skin incision (or no skin incision) compared with classic open surgical...
New Perspectives in Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Issues in Diagnosis There is no pathological or biochemical definition of IBS, only a clinical one.This definition is based on either the...
Traumatic abdominal wall hernia in two adults: a case series
Introduction Traumatic disruption of the abdominal wall is very rare, with only about 50 reports worldwide, and only one from India 1. Not...
