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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 operation that attaches the colon to an opening in the abdomen called a stoma. An ostomy pouch, attached to the stoma and worn outside the body, collects stool. A temporary colostomy may be created to allow the rectum to heal from injury or surgery.
Industry:Medical
The lack of a normal opening in the esophagus, intestines, bile ducts, or anus.
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
Proteins in the body that control chemical reactions in the body, including energy production and metabolism.
Industry:Medical
A test that uses an x ray to look into the bile and pancreatic ducts. The doctor inserts an endoscope through the mouth into the duodenum and bile ducts. Dye is sent through the tube into the ducts, which makes the ducts show up on an x ray.
Industry:Medical
Irritation of the colon caused by decreased blood flow. It may cause bloody diarrhea.
Industry:Medical
A narrowing of the opening between the stomach and the small intestine.
Industry:Medical
A liver disease in which the body’s immune system damages liver cells for unknown reasons.
Industry:Medical
The nerve in the stomach that controls the making of stomach acid and stomach emptying.
Industry:Medical
