Peptic Ulcer Perforation - Standard Treatment Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap27 April 2017 10:47 AM ISTLau and Leow have indicated that perforated peptic ulcer was clinically recognized by 1799, but the first successful surgical management of gastric...
USE PPI as per latest guidelines by American Gastroenterological Association supriya kashyap kashyap8 April 2017 9:31 AM ISTBethesda : When proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are appropriately prescribed, their benefits are likely to outweigh their risks, according to an...
Portal hypertension- Standard Treatment Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap1 April 2017 9:58 AM ISTIntroductionPortal hypertension may manifest as variceal bleeding, ascites, splenomegaly, hepato renal syndrome and hepatopulmonary syndrome.The...
Choledocholithiasis /Gall Stones-Standard Treatment guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap22 March 2017 10:18 AM ISTIntroductionCholedocholithiasis is suspected in patients presenting with colicky upper abdominal pain that may or may not radiate to back (biliary...
Colectomy - Standard Treatment Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap15 Feb 2017 4:00 PM ISTSir William Arbuthnot was one of the early proponents of the usefulness of total colectomies. Colectomy is commonly performed for the treatment of...
Acute Pancreatitis - Standard Treatment Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap21 Jan 2017 11:51 AM ISTAcute pancreatitis is an important cause of acute upper abdominal pain associated with vomiting. The common causes include gall bladder stone disease,...
US FDA Bans Powdered Gloves for doctors savita thakur thakur19 Dec 2016 12:12 PM ISTWashington: Powdered medical gloves used by doctors have been banned for use in the US after they were found to be "very dangerous" for a variety of...
Intestinal Obstruction - Standard Treatment Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap19 Dec 2016 9:00 AM ISTIntestinal obstruction is an important gastrointestinal emergency and a common cause of hospitalization. Most of the patients with intestinal...
Diagnosis and management of Pancreatic Carcinoma - New Standard Treatment Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap16 Dec 2016 9:08 AM ISTThe most common histological type of pancreatic cancer is ductal adenocarcinoma, which accounts for over 90% of all tumors. Most pancreatic cancers...
Approach To Dysphagia - Standard Treatment Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap12 Dec 2016 9:12 AM ISTDysphagia is an important symptom of esophageal or pharyngeal disorder. It usually indicates the presence of an underlying disease process and,...
Achalasia Cardia - Standard Treatment Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap7 Dec 2016 9:55 AM ISTEsophageal dysphagia involves difficulty in transferring food from the upper esophageal region to the stomach. It is subdivided into mechanical...
Liver Cancer Or Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) - Standard Treatment Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap4 Dec 2016 9:41 AM ISTLiver cancer or primary liver cancer or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is, as the name suggests, a primary malignant tumor arising from the liver...
