Repair of ventral hernias—hernias of the abdominal wall—is among the most commonly performed operations, but not all meshes used in these procedures are created equal, with varying outcomes ...

Chronic inflammatory bowel disease is challenging to treat and carries a risk of complications, including the development of ...

In an interview, Arvind Bussetty, MD, and Arvind Trindade, MD, delved into the rising rates of gastrointestinal cancers among ...

It’s a type of ventral hernia, which means that it affects the muscles of your abdominal (belly) wall. They’re more common in newborns, especially in those born too early. But adults can get ...

Airline football and soccer coach Bo Meeks is headed back to the hospital to have an abdominal tumor removed. The veteran coach, who battled a similar issue more than a year ago, posted as much on his ...

IntroductionContrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) is the primary imaging modality for accurate risk stratification in gastrointestinal stromal tumors ... patients with GISTs who met the inclusion ...

The purpose of this Phase 1/2 master protocol study is to evaluate if DCC-3009 is safe, tolerable and works effectively in the treatment of GIST. The study will use ... expected to require treatment ...

CONTEXT: Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is the most common mesenchymal tumor. Cellular proliferation and apoptosis is gaining importance for predicting prognosis in several cancers. OBJECTIVE: ...

We describe a rare case of coexisting iatrogenic abdominal wall endometriosis (AWE) and thoracic endometriosis (TE) in a 33-year-old woman without pelvic involvement. The patient, with a history of ...

1Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California. 2Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, San Diego, ...

The final, formatted version of the article will be published soon. An abdominal mass is an uncommon manifestation of Crohn’s disease, often mimicking the granulomatous, infectious, or neoplastic ...