Ulcerative Colitis Surgery: An Overview
Ulcerative colitis surgery is the last and most invasive method of controlling ulcerative colitis, and may not actually cure the...
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Category: Pancreatic disorder
Patient guides and articles about pancreatic disorders from Gastro in Florida — Dr. Vikram Tarugu, gastroenterologist in Okeechobee & Wellington, FL.
What is ERCP?
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is an endoscopic procedure whereby a side-viewing upper endoscope is guided into the first pat of...
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Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor (PNET)
Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (PNET) is defined as islet cell tumors of the pancreas that make islet cell type hormones. PNET...
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Pancreatic Cancer (adenocarcinoma)
Pancreatic tumors can be classified into four categories: We will focus on adenocarcinoma here since it is the type of...
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Acute Pancreatitis
Acute pancreatitis is defined as the inflammation of the pancreas. This is due to autodigestion of the pancreatic parenchyma by...
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