Background: With dwindling rates of postoperative mortality in perforated peptic ulcer that is attributable to H 2-receptor blocker usage, there is a need to shift the focus towards the prevention of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In an advisory letter, the FDA reminded clinicians of the risk for major complications should cardiac ...

In managing the complication of tuberculosis (TB), the phenomenon of a paradoxical reaction must be considered when there are ...

Researchers looked at nearly 1 million colonoscopies performed in Sweden over a 16-year span, including inpatient and outpatient procedures. Rates of bleeding and perforation were found to be lower in ...

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reminding healthcare providers about the risk of major complications if cardiac perforation occurs during leadless pacemaker implantation. Cardiac ...

Long-term severe complications were similar with laparoscopic lavage and primary resection in perforated purulent diverticulitis patients, researchers reported, although recurrence was more frequent ...

Fulminant colitis is a rare but severe form of colitis that can be life threatening. It affects the entire lining of the colon, causing severe inflammation and potentially serious complications. In ...

Duodenal diverticula are outpouchings of the duodenal wall that are commonly detected incidentally on imaging; however, they may become clinically significant when complications arise. Although most ...

EASTON — A Talbot County jury last week awarded nearly $1 million to a 76-year-old Royal Oak man who said he suffered permanent injuries after a surgeon failed to recognize and treat a stomach ...