Objective Mesenteric fat hyperplasia is a hallmark of Crohn's disease (CD ... and washed twice in Hanks' balanced salt solution containing 0.2% bovine serum albumin. Samples were placed in sterile ...

An umbilical hernia is when abdominal tissue bulges out ... a medical emergency and requires immediate surgical intervention. Mesenteric ischemia is when blood flow to your intestines is interrupted.

When determining whether a hiatal hernia requires surgery, doctors often consider the symptoms and the type of hernia. Surgery may be recommended if the hernia become large enough that it bulges ...

In obesity, while hyperleptinemia highly correlates with excess fat mass, the status of gastric leptin remains unknown. Here, we investigated the expression of leptin in stomach biopsies of obese ...