INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The term “karzinoide” was first used in 1907 by pathologist Siegfried Oberndorfer to describe small intestinal tumors that resembled carcinomas on histology, but behaved less aggressively…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Tumor is a descriptive term for a growth or mass of cells that are independent of the physiologic function or demand of their surrounding structures. The…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Intestinal failure (IF), including surgical short bowel syndrome (SBS), is a life-threatening condition that is associated with several major medical complications as well as limitations in…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Billroth and Czerny described the first esophageal resections in the 1870s, and these consisted of resections of the cervical esophagus without reconstruction. Later, resection of gastroesophageal…
DEFINITION/INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Colonic volvulus refers to the twisting of the colon around its mesenteric axis. Although an uncommon cause of large bowel obstruction in the United States, it…
OVERVIEW Print Section Listen Hereditary colon cancer is a heterogeneous conglomeration of genetic defects that are mostly autosomal dominant in nature and lead to variable risk of colon cancer and…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease are gastrointestinal disorders of modern society, and their frequency has increased in developed countries since the mid-20th century. The highest incidence…
HISTORY Print Section Listen Historically, surgery is the mainstay of treatment for esophageal cancer. Czerny was the first who resected a cervical esophageal cancer in 1877. In 1913, Torek performed…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Over the past several decades, flexible endoscopy has shifted the management of numerous gastrointestinal diseases from the surgeon to the endoscopist. What had started as a…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Paraesophageal hernias comprise approximately 5% to 15% of all hiatal hernias and are challenging hernias to repair. Most commonly, these occur in patients age >50 to…
