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Severe obesity is a chronic condition that is hard to treat with diet and exercise alone. Bariatric surgery is an…
A tumor (also called neoplasm) is the abnormal growth of cells and/or tissues. Tumors are either benign or malignant, and are unregulated by the natural control mechanisms of the body.
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Types of Benign…
Biliary atresia is a rare condition in newborn infants in which the common bile duct between the liver and the small intestine is blocked or absent.
Early surgical intervention to treat biliary atresia is critical to prevent irreversible liver damage. Once the liver…
Biliary atresia is a rare condition in newborn infants in which the common bile duct between the liver and the small intestine is blocked or absent.
Early surgical intervention to treat biliary atresia is critical to prevent irreversible liver damage. Once the liver…
Key Points
A bowel obstruction is a blockage of the small or large intestine by something other than fecal impaction.
The most common cancers that cause bowel obstructions are cancers of the colon, stomach, and ovary.
Assessment includes a physical exam and imaging tests.…
Breast augmentation, or breast enlargement, is a surgical procedure to increase the size of breasts by placing breast implants under breast tissue or chest muscles. The indications for breast augmentation vary. Some women feel that large…
As a woman ages, breast skin will lose its elasticity and the breasts will develop ptosis or drooping will develop ptosis or drooping , which is more pronounced when the breast has larger volume.In situations where a patient already has ptosis and is considering augmentation…
UCSF is a leader in microsurgical breast reconstruction. UCSF plastic and reconstructive surgeons can offer selected patients autologous breast reconstruction (using tissue in the form of a free flap from various parts of the body, but most commonly the lower abdomen) as an…
Breast reduction, also called reduction mammaplasty decreases the size of the breasts in women with large and/or dropping breasts. In breast reduction surgery, excess fat, breast tissue, and skin are removed and the nipple areolar complex is repositioned in order to…
Buerger’s disease, also known as thromboangitis obliterans, is a type of vasculitis in which there is acute inflammation, in addition to clotting of the arteries and veins of the feet and hands. Inflammation and clotting problems can lead to:
Blockages of the arteries in the…