The cells in your pancreas, like people, can only handle so much stress before they start to break down. Certain stressors, such as inflammation and high blood sugar, contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes by overwhelming ...
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)can be challenging to diagnose because the signs mimic those of other conditions. IBD can only be confirmed with a biopsy, however, a presumptive diagnosis can be made if your cat responds well to treatment for the signs of the ailment. The signs include vomitin...
Here, we detail the most up-to-date advances in imaging techniques for each disease and how they have crossed over to improve detection and monitoring of the other. We explore techniques in positron emission tomography (PET), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), second generation harmonic Imaging (...
Unfortunately, as many people see those pounds begin to pack on, they are often advised to start a low-calorie diet. The problem with following a low-calorie diet is that we often become deficient in macro and micronutrients when we reduce our calorie intake — and over time, we may be ...
The patient is a 61-year-old man who presented himself with change of bowel habits and abdominal pain to Al Zahra Hospital Colorectal Unit. Colonoscopy showed splenic flexure tumor proven by biopsy as adenocarcinoma. Computed tomography (CT) scan showed splenic flexure mass. No distant metastasis ...
For the first case, the diagnosis of GVHD was made via skin biopsy; significant donor chimerism was also noted in the blood. Treatment was promptly initiated with high-dose corticosteroids. Because a rash was the only manifestation of GVHD, tacrolimus levels were reduced to allow the patient’s...
commerce business. He struggles to look beyond the next 10 or 20 years, as he’s been hospitalized 11 times since July last year. In August, he was readmitted for diabetic ketoacidosis. A month later, a tumor was found on his pancreas, although a biopsy later confirmed its benign nature....
Examples would be the targeted biopsy of small, deep-seated tumours or the drainage of an organ or fluid collection. Surgeons have the advantage of an anaesthetist to put the patient to sleep and look after them while they do their thing. Doing this type of work as a radiologist meant ...
Learn how CPI613 can give hope to stage 4 pancreatic cancer patients LIKE ME and maybe YOU. September 30. 2015 I was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer with tumors in my pancreas, liver, lungs and fatty tissues. My pancreas tumor was an 2 inch Ade
In this case, the cancer cells were found to be secreting microRNA-122 into the vesicles. Wang said when vesicles reach the pancreas, they can enter the islet cells responsible for insulin production, dispense their miR-122 cargo and damage the islets’ critical function in maintaining a normal...