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The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) conducts and supports research on many of the most serious diseases affecting public health. The Institute supports much of the clinical research on the diseases of internal medicine and related subspecialty fields, as ...
An obstruction of lymph drainage from the small intestine causing malabsorption.
Industry:Medical
A passage that develops between the anus and the skin. Most fistulas are the result of an abscess or infection that spreads to the skin. Fistulas are typical of crohn’s disease.
Industry:Medical
The opening at the end of the digestive tract where bowel contents leave the body.
Industry:Medical
An operation to cut the muscle between the common bile duct and the pancreatic duct. The operation uses a catheter and wire to remove gallstones or other blockages.
Industry:Medical
The solid masses or stones made of cholesterol or bilirubin that form in the gallbladder or bile ducts.
Industry:Medical
An opening in the abdomen that is created by an operation (ostomy). It is usually covered by an external pouch that collects stool. A pouch is not needed for a continent ileostomy.
Industry:Medical
A test to look into the rectum and colon that uses a long, flexible, narrow tube with a light and tiny camera on the end. The tube is called a colonoscope.
Industry:Medical
