Liz Kowalczyk
Weight gain in the stomach area is common, and its presence can place you at a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease, cancer or Type 2 diabetes, according to Harvard Medical School. Although surgery is one option for those with a body mass index, or BMI, of more than 40, there...
The surgeries involving the removal or reduction of the size of the stomach can be called Stomach Surgeries. Stomach Surgeries can be performed for the treatment of various conditions like stomach ulcers, tumors or cancers, weight loss, etc. What are the indications of Stomach Surgery? Stomach Su...
Although bilateral vagotomy produces profound functional changes in the stomach, notably reduction of gastric acid secretion, morphological changes in the fundal mucosa are not marked either in experimental animals or in humans.355,356 Studies in the rat have shown that diffuse atrophy of the gastric...
Type II and III gastric ulcers are associated with high rates of acid secretion and therefore the goal of the surgery is removal of the gastric mucosa at risk for ulceration and reduction of acid secretion. • Type IV: distal gastrectomy with resection proximally to include the ulcer high ...
Whether this will be enough of a reduction in electromagnetic radiation (EMR) exposure to make a difference to Nicholas’ health, remains to be seen. Coincidentally, one of the girls in my weekly art class is in Grade 11 at the same school Nicholas goes to. After she came to class repeat...
Patients are losing inches without losing time at work or play with this non-invasive fat reduction procedure. There is a new technology available that's providing patients with immediate circumferential reduction of as much as 2 inches without any downtime or surgery. VASER Shape uses ultrasonic ...
When it comes to non-surgical methods, CoolSculpting can significantly reduce the appearance of bulges without the need for surgery and has no recovery time following the procedure. What is Liposuction? When patients are considering their options for fat reduction, liposuction is a treatment that...
enhanced endoscopy and questionnaires that include alcohol flushing and drinking behaviors can provide predictors of both primary and secondary SCC of the UAT, and abstinence or a reduction in alcohol consumption has been reported to prevent second cancers in high-risk patients after UAT cancer ...
stomach. However, most of these other risk factors have been associated with only small and inconsistent increased risks. The strongest risk factors, other than heredity andHelicobacterinfection, includepernicious anemia, previousgastrectomyor gastric surgery, chronic atrophic gastritis, and intestinal ...