Duodenal appears to be preferred over jejunal anastomosis for biliary reconstruction, as it is safe and simple, with low rates of leak, stricture, cholangitis, and bile gastritis, according to a ...

Biliary reflux is difficult yet important to distinguish from acid reflux in order to ensure proper treatment. Patients with GERD can present with heartburn, regurgitation, and atypical chest pain, ...

Research led by the School of Chinese Medicine at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has identified cryptotanshinone, a compound extracted from the Chinese herbal medicine Salvia miltiorrhiza, with ...

The patient is an 83-year-old man with severe alkaline reflux, esophagitis, and atrophic gastritis, with all the clinical features and companion symptoms (nausea, vomiting, pain). The patient had a ...

Gastric intestinal metaplasia (GIM) represents a critical step in the sequence of alterations that lead from chronic gastritis to gastric cancer. In GIM, the normal gastric epithelium is progressively ...

Dr. Stanley is a pathologist in private practice in Nobleboro, Maine, and an editor for DynaMed. Dr. Brown is a neurologist and deputy editor for DynaMed (www.dynamicmedical.com), a database of ...

There are glands in the stomach lining that produce pepsin, an enzyme, as well as stomach acid. The function of pepsin is to digest protein, while the stomach acid works to break down food. The ...