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Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Cancer of the Gastrointestinal Tract

Vaccines may make the body build an immune response to kill tumor cells. Vaccines may make the body build an…

01 Jan 2013

Alcohol Consumption: Long-Term Health Consequences

Alcohol Consumption: Long-Term Health Consequences

While the effect of alcohol on some health outcomes is fairly straightforward there is still much more research that needs to be done to determine…

08 Jan 2012

Sphincter of Oddi

The Sphincter of Oddi is a muscular duct of the gastrointestinal system which connects the bile ducts to the stomach.

01 Jan 2012

Biliary Surgery

Biliary surgery is surgery affecting the bile ducts.

01 Jan 2012

Biliary Colic

Biliary colic is a condition characterised by painful spasms of the muscles in the walls of the bile ducts.

01 Jan 2012

Intrahepatic cholestasis

Intrahepatic cholestasis refers to a condition characterized by stoppage or suppression of the bile flow from the liver to the…

01 Jan 2012

Jaundice

Jaundice can be referred to as excess bilirubin production which causes a yellowish tinge of the skin and/or whites of…

01 Jan 2012

Sclerosing Cholangitis

Sclerosing cholangitis is a liver disease characterised by inflammation of the…

01 Jan 2012

Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumour (PNET)

Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumour (PNET)

Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours are rare. They develop in hormone-producing cells within the pancreas. Surgery and medicines are used in their treatment.

22 Sep 2011