Background and Aim: Endoscopic balloon dilatation (EBD) has been used for the treatment of gastric outlet obstruction (GOO). There are several reports on the utility and success of this non-surgical ...

Q: What Options Exist for Patients With Gastric Outlet Obstruction From Gastric Cancer? A: The patient with obstructing gastric cancer can be a difficult challenge for the practicing ...

Pyloric stenosis is a rare disorder in adults that is caused due to abnormal thickening of pyloric sphincter muscle, thereby narrowing the gastric outlet. Pyloric stenosis a rare digestive tract ...

Bouveret's syndrome represents a rare variant of gallstone ileus, where a large gallstone migrates from the gallbladder via a bilioenteric fistula and becomes impacted in the duodenum or stomach, ...

Retrospective analysis of prognostic and predictive markers in patients with locally advanced unresectable and metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma treated with ...

Stomach bloating commonly describes what happens when too much gas fills up the gastrointestinal tract GI, a series of hollow organs joined in a long, twisting tube from the mouth to the anus. The ...

Perioperative FLOT (fluorouracil, leucovorin, oxaliplatin, and docetaxel) is a standard therapy for resectable gastric and gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinomas, but recurrence rates remain high.

In the complicated puzzle of health, recognizing the whispers of gastric cancer can be the key to unlocking early detection and improving outcomes. Gastric cancer is a form of cancer that starts in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Andy Kistler MD, PharmD, is currently a first year Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellow at Thomas Jefferson ...

Of the 23 patients with GOO, 11 had peptic ulcer as the etiology, eight had ingested a corrosive agent and four had chronic pancreatitis (alcohol three, idiopathic one). The mean age of patients was ...