AT LEAST fifty surgical procedures have been employed in the cure of chronic peptic ulcer since Doyen 1 first suggested gastroenterostomy, nearly all of which have been based on arrest or ...

Weight loss surgery works, but is so invasive and has such unpleasant long-term side effects that it’s recommended for only a fraction of the obese population, and even many in that group are ...

MANY surgeons have come to consider subtotal gastrectomy the procedure of choice for duodenal ulcers demanding elective operative therapy. The results of this maneuver are gratifying in most cases.

BERLIN — Truncal vagotomy is associated with a reduced risk of developing Parkinson's disease (PD) at more than 5 years after the procedure, a study reports. The finding supports the hypothesis that ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Back to Healio Patients who underwent vagotomy were at ...

The vagal nerve that extends from the abdomen to the brainstem could also conduct Parkinson’s disease via the same pathway. Many gastrointestinal problems such as constipation can start decades before ...