The sphincter of Oddi is a muscular valve that plays a vital role in digestion. It controls the flow of bile and pancreatic juice. It opens and closes to let the juices flow from the liver and ...
Sacral plexus injury caused by high-energy traumas can lead to severe disabilities including motor dysfunction in the lower extremities, as well as significantly impaired bowel, bladder, and sexual ...
Obstetric anal sphincter injuries are the most common cause of fecal incontinence in women yet remain under-diagnosed. The aim of this study was to assess the suitability of impedance spectroscopy for ...
Women who sustain obstetric anal sphincter injuries often experience burdensome short- and long-term effects that can include pain, faecal and/or urinary incontinence and sexual dysfunction. Health ...
Impact of dose intensity of XELOX and MFOLFOX6 on survival of metastatic colorectal cancer patients: A retrospective analysis at the Jewish General Hospital between 2006 and 2013. This is an ASCO ...
This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...
What is Artificial Urinary Sphincter? An artificial urinary sphincter is a device that prevents leaking of urine from the urinary bladder. It is placed through surgery in some patients with a ...
ORGAN PRESERVATION IS one of the successes of the multidisciplinary management of cancer. Selected soft tissue sarcomas, and breast, head and neck, esophageal, anal, and prostate cancers are ...
The sphincter of Oddi is a muscular valve in the digestive tract that opens and closes. It allows digestive juices, bile, and pancreatic juice to flow properly through the ducts from the liver and ...