If you are a candidate for an esophagectomy, a surgery to remove all or part of the esophagus, there are several things to discuss with your doctor beforehand. There are two parts to the surgery: ...

A small subset of patients with esophageal cancer may be eligible for something called minimally invasive surgery. Minimally invasive means the procedure is done through a few small cuts made in the ...

In fact, not getting enough fluids and nutrition is a serious complication of esophageal strictures. Another serious complication is the increased risk of regurgitated food, fluid, or vomit entering ...

Your risk is also higher if you have a healthcare provider that is inexperienced at performing the surgery. Prior to the esophageal dilation, you will need to fast. This means you can't have food or ...

Phase 2 trial of defactinib in combination with avutometinib in patients with advanced diffuse-type gastric cancer. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2025 ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers ...

Effect of tRF-28-ZJ47D112Z4DZ on the pathogenesis of gastric cancer through targeting cyclin D1/CDK4 and its early diagnostic value. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2025 ASCO ...

Most people have surgery for colon cancer that hasn't spread. The operation you have depends on the position of the cancer in the bowel. This section is about surgery for cancer that starts in the ...

The “Undetectable Era” is a phrase mentioned in a viral TikTok by Prem Tripathi, MD, a plastic surgeon in the Bay Area who had noticed the rise of a kind of surgery where you’re “really ...

For obstructive sleep apnea, a CPAP machine is prescribed. However, sometimes surgery is recommended for severe cases of obstructive sleep apnea or when other therapies aren’t effective.

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