Simplifying Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Biliary Drainage: The Way Forward? Vinay Singh singh19 Sept 2018 7:02 PM ISTEUS-guided choledochoduodenostomy(EUS-CD) using a lumen-apposing metal stent (LAMS) has been recently reported as an alternative treatment approach...
A case of odynophagia due to candida esophagitis Medha Baranwal Baranwal18 Sept 2018 6:00 PM ISTTakeshi Kondo and Kazuhiko Terada from Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan report the case of a case of odynophagia due to candida infection of...
Tenapanor effective for Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Constipation Vinay Singh singh17 Sept 2018 7:25 PM ISTFood and Drug Administration received the New Drug Application (NDA) for tenapanor, an investigational treatment for irritable bowel syndrome with...
Use of menopausal hormone therapy linked to microscopic colitis Medha Baranwal Baranwal16 Sept 2018 7:05 PM ISTWomen using menopausal hormone therapy or oral contraceptives appear to have a higher risk of developing microscopic colitis (MC), according to a new...
Constipation and Upper GI bleed precipitate Hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhosis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli14 Sept 2018 8:28 PM ISTDr Rajesh Kumar Meena at Department of Internal Medicine Lady Harding Medical College New Delhi and colleagues have found that constipation and upper...
Doctors remove 28 kg 'Giant' Fibroid from woman's Uterus Hina Zahid12 Sept 2018 6:00 PM ISTDr Poh Ting Lim at KK Women's and Children's Hospital in Singapore and colleagues have reported a so-called giant uterine fibroid weighing about 28...
Norfloxacin beneficial only in select cases of advanced cirrhosis Medha Baranwal Baranwal11 Sept 2018 7:20 PM ISTNorfloxacin therapy in patients with advanced cirrhosis without recent fluoroquinolone therapy did not reduce 6-month mortality. The therapy, however,...
Are Probiotics actually as good as claimed? Medha Baranwal Baranwal9 Sept 2018 8:20 PM ISTProbiotics often called "good" or "helpful" bacteria and hailed as the cure for many digestive ailments due to their ability to boost the digestive...
Terlipressin more effective than noradrenaline in patients with hepatorenal syndrome Medha Baranwal Baranwal5 Sept 2018 7:10 PM ISTInfusion of terlipressin in acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) patients with hepatorenal syndrome-acute kidney injury (HRS-AKI) resulted in...
Secretagogues useful alternatives for irritable Bowel Syndrome with constipation Vinay Singh singh3 Sept 2018 7:15 PM ISTIntestinal secretagogues are useful and safe therapeutic alternatives for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C),...
Preemptive Analgesia reduces postoperative pain in Anorectal Surgery Vinay Singh singh2 Sept 2018 7:25 PM ISTPreemptive analgesia is safe and reduces postoperative pain in the early period following anorectal surgery, reports a study published in the journal...
Kolkata Doctors remove 10000 gall bladder stones from patient Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli31 Aug 2018 6:00 PM ISTDoctors of Medical College and Hospital (MCH) removed more than 10000 gallbladder stones from a patient on Wednesday. The patient Dr. Rajiv Chaudhary...
