Since February, Shashi had suffered from abdominal pain, poor appetite, nausea and an uncomfortable feeling of fullness even ...

A 30-year-old woman was surprised to discover a giant hairball taking up a large part of her stomach, leading to constant ...

SGPGIMS Lucknow saves two children with rare liver and pancreatic cancers via complex surgeries after chemo; both recovered well. Parents urged early evaluation.

While ingestion of foreign bodies is far more common in children, adults have their share of incidents. Take this case of a 40-year-old man who, after questioning by clinicians, revealed what he'd ...

Can you chip in? As an independent nonprofit, the Internet Archive is fighting for universal access to quality information. We build and maintain all our own systems, but we don’t charge for access, ...

There are plenty of claims about the “best” sleep position – for example, it’s often thought that sleeping on your left side aids digestion. This idea comes from basic anatomy: the stomach sits to the ...

Pyloric stenosis is a narrowing of the pylorus, the opening from the stomach, into the small intestine. This type of blockage is also referred to as a gastric outlet obstruction. Normally, food passes ...

It is unclear whether the pylorus-preserving Whipple procedure results in a higher rate of recurrence of the tumour because it is less extensive and therefore may be less radical, but it is also ...

For many patients with schizophrenia, other psychiatric illnesses, or diseases such as hypertension and asthma, it can be difficult to take their medicine every day. To help overcome that challenge, ...