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Hepatology is the branch of medicine that incorporates the study of liver, gallbladder, biliary tree, and pancreas as well as management of their disorders. Although traditionally considered a sub-specialty of gastroenterology, rapid expansion has led in some countries to doctors specializing solely on this area, who are called hepatologists.
The AGA publishes two journals monthly titled Gastroenterology and Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, sponsors an annual meeting called Digestive Disease Week (DDW), provides more than $3 million each year in research grants to over 50 investigators through the AGA Research Foundation Awards Program ($2.56 million to 61 investigators in ...
Gary Onik (born 1952) — inventor and pioneer of ultrasound guided cryosurgery for both the prostate and the liver William Osler (1849–1919) — "father of modern medicine" Ralph Paffenbarger (1922–2007) — conducted classic studies demonstrating conclusively that active people reduce their risk of heart disease and live longer
Prof. Shiv Kumar Sarin, Chancellor, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, is an Indian physician; a hepatologist and, gastroenterologist, and public health advocate.He established the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) under Delhi Govt., a Liver University.
Doctors call this symptom a change in stool caliber. One possible reason: When a tumor grows in the lining of the of the colon, the space through which bowel content moves becomes narrower, Chung ...
'General' surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on alimentary canal and abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland.
The surgery, called a Whipple procedure, is a complex surgery that can have risks; however, Moss said that it was a success. He added that he would still need to undergo chemotherapy and radiation.
In case you’re not familiar with these viruses, norovirus causes vomiting and diarrhea (sometimes at the same time), while hepatitis A impacts the liver and can cause diarrhea, fatigue, joint ...