Ischemic colitis reduces blood flow to the colon or large intestine. Mesenteric ischemia is a reduction in blood flow to the small intestine due to the narrowing of the arteries. Both conditions ...

Still, if you notice a lump beneath your skin, you should see a doctor for a diagnosis. A lipoma can look very similar to other, more serious conditions, such as liposarcoma, a rare cancer.

THE small intestine comprises the longest portion of the alimentary canal and yet receives small consideration in the diagnosis of intestinal tumors. The reason is the rarity of neoplasms in the ...

Malformations of cortical development are commonly associated with epilepsy and intellectual disabilities. Polymicrogyria is one of the most frequent cortical malformations but remains largely ...

Article The CT image shows a sagittal section of the abdomen revealing a narrow angle between the superior mesenteric artery and abdominal aorta, which, along with symptoms and endoscopic findings, ...

This month's cover highlights the article Selective tubulin-binding drugs induce pericyte phenotype switching and anti-cancer immunity by Bo He, Ruth Ganss and colleagues. Eribulin is an anti-cancer ...

Fatty infiltration of the pancreas is an enigmatic manifestation of ectopic fat deposition in obesity. Studies have shown that pancreatic lipid accumulation interferes with insulin secretion in humans ...

A history suggestive of upper gastrointestinal obstruction, such as epigastric pain and repeated vomiting, in a patient with cachexia should raise the clinical suspicion of superior mesenteric artery ...

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Background: Spinal epidural lipomatosis (SEL) is rare and often ignored or misdiagnosed.Traditional open surgery is considered the standard procedure for treating symptomatic SEL.However, open surgery ...

A 41-year-old man was referred with bilateral swollen knees. He reported a 6-year history of pain and swelling in the knees and feet. Past medical history revealed psoriasis and a recent diagnosis of ...

Design We quantified and sequenced the bacterial 16S rRNA gene in blood and AT samples (omental, mesenteric and subcutaneous) of 75 subjects with obesity with or without type 2 diabetes (T2D) and used ...