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Vas deferens

...s about a half-inch apart Surgically removes the segment of vas deferens between the clamps ... Full article >>> The operation, usually done in a physician 's office, requires cutting and sealing the vas deferens (tubes in the male reproductive system that carry sperm .) Like tubal li...

Ulcers

...cent are duodenal ulcers , found in the first segment of the small intestine , mostly in men between 20 and 50. Full article >>> Ulcers : Do You Have an Ulcer ? Ulcers : Taking Care of Your Ulcer Popular Heartburn Drugs Help Fight Peptic Ulcers Painkiller Update: What You N...

Ulcer

...cent are duodenal ulcer s , found in the first segment of the small intestine , mostly in men between 20 and 50. Full article >>> Ulcer ative colitis or Crohn’s colitis — Ulcer ative colitis is a condition that causes inflammation and sores ( ulcer s ) in the lining o...

Stomach

...he lining of the stomach and the duodenum , the segment of the small bowel attached to the stomach . They are relatively uncommon in young children, occuring more often in adolescents . Full article >>> Stomach cancer , also called gastric cancer , is the abnormal growth of cells in...

Stoma

... lining of the stoma ch and the duodenum , the segment of the small bowel attached to the stoma ch . They are relatively uncommon in young children, occuring more often in adolescents . Full article >>> Stoma ch cancer , also called gastric cancer , is the abnormal growth of cells ...

Squamous cell cancer

...l borders of the tongue at its most posterior segment where the tongue meets the floor of the mouth. It is important to visualize these because anterior to them is a site that can give rise to squamous cell cancer of ... Full article >>>...

Rectum

...ull article >>> rectum . The lowest segment of the large intestine through which feces pas... Gastrointestinal Disease s - Disease s in any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT from ESOPHAGUS to RECTUM . Liver Diseases Pancreatic Disease s...

Mallory

... tract farther down the digestive system—the segment of the small intestine farther from the stomach , large intestine , rectum , and anus . Full article >>> Sasson M, Mallory SB: Malignant primary skin tumor s in children. Curr Opin Pediatr 8 (4): 372-7, 1996. [PUBMED Abstr...

Mallory-Weiss tear

... tract farther down the digestive system—the segment of the small intestine farther from the stomach , large intestine , rectum , and anus . Full article >>> Bleeding stomach or duodenal ulcer Gastritis Esophageal varices Mallory-Weiss tear (a tear in the esophagus fro...

Intestine

...create an ileal conduit, the surgeon takes a short segment of the small intestine and reconnects the remaining intestine so that it functions normally. Full article >>> lyophilized liposomal delivery system Patented oral drug -delivery system that allows a drug to pass through the gast...

Internet

...eene and Rhonda Rowland of CNN profiled - in a " " segment - two women who pioneered a solution to the rural health crisis in Kansas by training an army of nurse practitioners in their own communities via the Internet and virtual classrooms. Full article >>> The indexes this website and othe...

In situ

...ue used to determine how many copies of a specific segment of DNA are present in a cell . It is also used to identify structurally-abnormal chromosomes . Full article >>> In situ breast cancer In situ breast cancer refers to a type of cancer in which the breast cancer cells have rema...

Ileitis

...Crohn: Inflammation of the ileum (the farthest segment of the small intestine ) due to Crohn disease . Full article >>> Alternate Names : Granulomatous Ileo colitis , Ileitis , Inflammatory Bowel Disease , Regional Enteritis See all Pictures & Images Crohn's Disease Treatmen...

Ileum

.... Full article >>> Ileum The third segment of the small intestine , connecting the jejunum and the large intestine . Jejunum The second of the three segments of the small intestine , connecting the duodenum and the ileum . Full article >>> An opening into the ileum , ...

Hernia repair

... anesthesia . First , through an incision , the segment of bowel is placed back into the abdominal cavity . Next, the muscle and fascia are stitched closed to repair the hernia . Full article >>> Hernia repair - inguinal Hiatus hernia High blood pressure ( hypertension ) H...

HCG

...leg weakness , if the tumor is in the sacrum (a segment of the vertebral column that forms the top part of the pelvis ) compress ing structures ... Full article >>> In the 20-25% of women who do not respond to clomiphene, other drugs that stimulate follicle development and induce ovulati...

Gene

... Gene : The basic biological unit of heredity . A segment of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) needed to contrib...in the gene result in many extra copies of a DNA segment called a trinucleotide repeat (GAA). Full article >>> If a gene is abnormal, it may...

Gastrointestinal

... Gastrointestinal Disease s - Disease s in any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT from ESOPHAGUS to RECTUM . Liver Diseases Pancreatic Disease s ... Full article >>> Gastrointestinal bleeding Azotemia, the accumulation of nitrogen-containing compounds (such as urea) in the ...

Fragile X syndrome

...y among males, is fragile X syndrome , in which a segment of the X chromosome (one of the chromosomes that determines gender) is abnormal. Full article >>> defects in the chromosome or chromosomal inheritance (for example, fragile X syndrome , Angelman syndrome , Prader-Willi syndrom...

Esophagus

...ercent are duodenal ulcers , found in the first segment of the small intestine , mostly in men between 20... Gastrointestinal Disease s - Disease s in any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT from ESOPHAGUS to RECTUM . Liver Diseases Pancreatic Disease s...

Epidemic

...isease that spreads rapidly through a demographic segment of the population, such as everyone in a given geographic area (eg, a military base) or everyone of a certain age or sex (eg, the children or women of a region). Full article >>> Epidemic s usually occur in the summer and autumn. How'...

Duodenal ulcers

...he lining of the stomach and the duodenum , the segment of the small bowel attached to the stomach . Th...ercent are duodenal ulcers , found in the first segment of the small intestine , mostly in men between 20 and 50. Full article >>> (3) Fourt...

Duodenal

...he lining of the stomach and the duodenum , the segment of the small bowel attached to the stomach . Th...cent are duodenal ulcers , found in the first segment of the small intestine , mostly in men between 20 and 50. Full article >>> (2) Firs...

Duodenal ulcer

...he lining of the stomach and the duodenum , the segment of the small bowel attached to the stomach . Th...cent are duodenal ulcer s , found in the first segment of the small intestine , mostly in men between 20 and 50. Full article >>> (2) Firs...

Diverticula

...rticula tend to occur most frequently in the last segment of the large intestine , the sigmoid colon . They occur with decreasing frequency as one examines further back toward the beginning of the large intestine . Full article >>> Diverticula usually develop when naturally weak places...

Chromosome

...;> In a person with Friedreich's ataxia , a segment of the genetic code on chromosome number 9 can have as many as 1,600 repetitions, instead of the normal range of seven to 22. Full article >>> A gene on chromosome 13 responsible for making protein s necessary to properly use ...

Cell

...D) Viscoelastic solution for use in the anterior segment of the eye ; indicated to create and maintain space, ... Full article >>> T cell responsiveness tests should be positive; that is, the injected areas should be reddened and hard. Two affected areas of 2 mm or more is considered a po...

Brain Tumors

...rom breast , ovarian or brain tumors is a short segment of protein s. A vaccine has been developed that helps the immune system identify these cancer ous protein s and, thereby, destroy them. Full article >>> Have bleeding problems related to brain tumors , ulcers , or unexplaine...

Brain tumor

...m breast , ovarian or brain tumor s is a short segment of protein s. A vaccine has been developed that helps the immune system identify these cancer ous protein s and, thereby, destroy them. Full article >>> brain infections such as meningitis or encephalitis brain tumor ...

Bowel resection

...l resection ) to remove a disease d or strictured segment of the bowel or to drain an abscess . Full article >>>...

Blister

...on s most often appear along a single dermatome (a segment of the skin supplied by specific spinal nerve s) and on only one side of the body. Occasionally two or three adjacent dermatomes may be involved. Full article >>> small blister s on the skin , which later break open, form a crust ...

AST

...e the rate of complete coronary reperfusion and ST segment resolution produced by three different dosing levels of TNKase (tenecteplase; TNK-tPA) administered with ... Full article >>> M AST CELL STABILIZERS Cromolyn sodium prevents the release of mast cell granules, thereby preventing...

Aorta

...n the aorta , but is most likely to happen in the segment just after the aortic arch. Full article >>> The aorta normally comes from the left side of the heart , and the pulmonary artery normally comes from the right side. Transposition of the great vessels occurs when these arteri...

Angioplasty

...uire angioplasty , a procedure to widen the small segment that is narrowed. Full article >>> Coronary angioplasty Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) Heart attack Heart conditions - diagnosing Heart failure Heart health Heart valve disease Heart valve disease sur...