The pancreas, located in the abdomen, has cells with endocrine (hormonal) and exocrine (digestive) functions; cancer cells can develop from both types of functional cells. Pancreatic cancer strikes a small…
Gallstones are not genuine stones. These are the accumulation of solid material inside the gallbladder, which place under the liver. These gallstones often go unnoticed and are discovered only when…
Diarrhea can affect anyone and everyone, despite their age, and is one of the most common conditions to suffer. Everybody suffers from it quite a few times in their entire…
As a long and flexible tube was used in normal endoscopy, the process of capsule endoscopy involves a tiny wireless camera fitted into a kind of a capsule that is…
Manometry is the process used to examine whether your esophagus is functioning properly or not. Your esophagus has muscles that make rhythmic movements. Manometry basically checks whether these movements…
A particular type of endoscope is used for an endoscopic ultrasound that uses a high frequency of ultrasound instead of a light source and a camera to produce images of…
POEM, Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy is an esophagus muscle disorder where a person suffers from swallowing disorders. To examine the situation of the esophagus muscles, an endoscope is passed from the…
ESD, Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection is a process to eliminate cancer from the gastrointestinal tract without tempering the actual organ. This helps in minimizing the complications which were there in removing…
There are some blood vessels in our esophagus which have fragile walls. Also, the pressure of blood in that part of our body is very high. Thus, sometimes they burst…
Colonoscopy is an examination to diagnose the problems and abnormalities in your large intestine and rectum. It is done by inserting a flexible tube into your rectum. This test helps…