Intraoperative endoscopy is performed at the time of implantation to ensure that the leads are not accidentally pushed into the lumen of the stomach and ... 10% of their body mass index and ...

Polyurethane becomes softer at body temperature ... Most commercially available sumped or double lumen gastric tubes are made of polyurethane for this reason. There is a relatively large range ...

Villi are tiny, flexible projections that line the lumen of the small intestine (the 9- to 16-foot section of the intestine situated between the stomach and large intestine). Villi are extremely ...

Although the tube entered the esophagus it could not be passed into the stomach, meeting resistance at about the mid-esophagus. Foreign-body forceps ... the tracheal lumen in a third.

Extracorporeal therapy (ECT) is a method of blood purification performed to remove a pathogenic substance, or solute, from the body. In this procedure ... techniques include induction of emesis, ...

I certainly avoid eating late – going to bed on a full stomach and eating rich food ... I measure my metabolism [using Lumen] to see what my body actually needs in real-time, and that can ...

Adults with obesity who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass achieved a greater excess BMI loss at 10 years compared with those ...

Researchers have discovered that stomach cancers make electrical connections with nearby sensory nerves and use these ...

You lean back from the dinner table, feeling like you physically couldn’t fit another bite in – but then someone offers pie ...

Then, after several rounds of chemotherapy and an operation to remove her stomach, it was discovered the cancer had spread throughout her body to her lymph nodes. Her cancer battle is ongoing ...

Who hasn't been there? The big meal is over, you're full, but the craving for sweets remains. Researchers have now discovered that what we call the 'dessert stomach' is rooted in the brain. The same ...