Pune: Doctors at Manipal Hospital, Baner, successfully saved the life of a three-day-old baby diagnosed with a rare and ...

A pilot program in six states will use a tactic employed by private insurers that has been heavily criticized for delaying and denying medical care. By Reed Abelson and Teddy Rosenbluth Like millions ...

A transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS for short) is a procedure meant to help blood flow more easily through your liver. It’s usually done to treat complications caused by liver damage ...

THE incidence of sigmoidal volvulus in the United States is so low that few surgeons acquire great experience in dealing with it. It is reported by most authors as ranging between 1 and 4 per cent of ...

Andrea Pace, CVT, VTS (ECC), details symptoms of GDV in dogs, and explains why this condition is considered a surgical emergency Gastric dilatation volvulus (GDV) is a serious condition that happens ...

Ankle replacement surgery involves removing damaged parts of the ankle joint and replacing them with an artificial joint. It is an option when noninvasive treatments, such as physical therapy, have ...

Department of General Surgery, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy Introduction: Midgut volvulus and intussusception are prevalent paediatric abdominal emergencies. To the best of our ...

1 Department of Digestive Surgery, University Hospital Center of Brazzaville, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. 2 Faculty of Health Sciences, Marien Ngouabi University, Brazzaville, Republic of the ...

On Friday the Supreme Court overturned the right to abortion established almost 50 years ago in Roe v. Wade. The ruling triggers immediate bans in some states and major restrictions in others, ...

A 31-year-old female patient was admitted to the emergency department with signs and symptoms of acute abdomen. Urgent CT scan was performed and small bowel volvulus, with whirlpool sign, was noted ...

LASIK surgery, or laser eye surgery, is a procedure that aims to improve vision. Nearsighted or farsighted individuals, as well as those with astigmatism, can undergo LASIK surgery as an alternative ...