MUMBAI: In an extremely rare and medically complex case, a 72-year-old woman was found to have a biliary stent inside her liver that had calcified into a stone-like structure after being left in ...

Your liver plays a major role in digestion, metabolism, and detoxification (eliminating harmful substances from your body). Liver enzymes help the liver perform these functions by speeding up ...

Semaglutide injections reversed some cases of MASH liver disease in clinical trials, reducing inflammation in 62.9% of patients and offering new hope for those with the life-threatening condition.

Your liver sits just under your lungs on the right side of your abdomen. As your body’s largest internal organ, it weighs between 3 and 5 pounds [2] and dominates the space beneath your rib cage ...

As it gets worse, fatty liver can cause inflammation and scarring in the liver called cirrhosis. This can lead to fluid buildup in your stomach called ascites, which can make your belly look bigger.

Stents to treat various blockages in the human body can themselves become blocked, but a new sensor developed at the University of Michigan for stents that are used in the bile duct may one day ...

Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt, also known as TIPS, is a procedure in which a stent, a small wire-mesh coil, is placed into a liver vein to form a channel, or shunt, that bypasses the ...

We did an investigator-initiated, open-label, randomised controlled trial at an academic hospital in China. Consecutive patients with advanced cirrhosis (Child-Pugh class B or C) and acute variceal ...

Can the Heald anal stent help to reduce anastomotic or rectal stump leak in elective and emergency colorectal surgery? a single-center experience. Ann Coloproctol. 2024;40 (1):82-85. doi:10.3393 ...

Learn about coronary angioplasty with stenting, a breakthrough procedure to fix clogged arteries. Find out how stents work and the importance of post-stent care. Get expert advice on precautions ...