BRUSSELS — In the face of ever-increasing demand, surgical techniques enabling significant weight loss are on the rise. It is simpler and less invasive to perform anastomosis by compression with two ...

Biologic drugs have made it easier to manage Crohn's disease, but surgery is still sometimes needed. Almost half of people with Crohn's will need surgery within 10 years after their diagnosis, even if ...

CHICAGO -- A novel approach to revitalizing the duodenal mucosa as a means to restore normal insulin sensitivity in people with type 2 diabetes is showing strong promise in early studies, according to ...

Gastrointestinal cancer surgeons at the UC San Francisco have performed the health system’s 15,000th robotically assisted minimally invasive surgery, making it the first University of California ...

Young, male or female, with early, first-episode pain or nonshock-producing bleeding. There is no disagreement on treatment for the young patient in the third or fourth decade of life who has his or ...