Objective Postoperative ileus (POI) is assumed to result from myeloid cells infiltrating the intestinal muscularis externa (ME) in patients undergoing abdominal surgery. In the current study, we ...

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Certain factors, such as overweight or obesity, increase the risk of gallstones. Gallstones do not typically cause symptoms. However, they may sometimes cause cholecystitis, which is an inflamed ...

The most common source of blockage is gallstones (cholelithiasis), which develop when substances in bile crystallize. (2) If you have gallstones or another problem with your gallbladder ...

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However, when bile ducts become obstructed, often by a gallstone, it can cause intense pain and discomfort. Gallstones arise from hardening of substances in the bile, such as cholesterol.

A ureterovesical junction (UVJ) obstruction is a blockage of the urinary tract at the junction where the ureter—the thin tube that drains urine from the kidney—joins the bladder. In most cases, UVJ ...