You get a hernia when an organ or fatty tissue squeezes through a weak spot in a surrounding muscle or connective tissue ... chest from your belly. Your esophagus runs from your throat to ...

Marfan syndrome is a rare genetic disorder of the connective tissue, affecting the skeleton, lungs, eyes, heart and blood vessels. The condition is caused by a defect in the gene that tells the body ...

The term ‘undifferentiated connective tissue disease’ (UCTD) is generally used to describe clinical entities characterised by clinical and serological manifestations of systemic autoimmune diseases ...

Scleroderma is a group of rare diseases that involve the hardening and tightening of the skin and connective tissues — the fibers that provide ... feeling as if the food gets stuck midway down the ...

Conclusion In silico analyses point to diverticulosis primarily as a disorder of intestinal neuromuscular function and of impaired connective fibre support, while an additional diverticulitis risk ...

Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is a complex overlap disease with features of different autoimmune connective tissue diseases (CTDs) namely systemic sclerosis, poly/dermatomyositis and systemic ...

Purpose To determine high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) patterns and pulmonary function indices which are associated with increased mortality in patients with connective tissue disease related ...

1) Poster Su1466: The Tissue Systems Pathology Test Detected Presence of Missed Neoplasia in a Patient with Non-Dysplastic Barrett’s Esophagus Presenter and Lead Author: Philip Woodworth, M.D., Sky ...

1) Poster Su1466: The Tissue Systems Pathology Test Detected Presence of Missed Neoplasia in a Patient with Non-Dysplastic Barrett’s Esophagus Location: DDW Theater 1 Date & Time: Sunday ...

It’s also important that doctors take enough time to carefully check the area affected by Barrett’s Esophagus and follow clear guidelines when collecting tissue samples. Even with better tools ...