Acute Pancreatitis in India: Causes, Hospital Treatment and What to Eat After
Acute pancreatitis is among the most dramatically painful conditions a patient can experience — a sudden, severe, boring upper abdominal pain that rad...
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ERCP Procedure Explained: When You Need It for Bile Duct Stones
Many patients hearing the word "ERCP" for the first time assume it means another surgery. It doesn't. ERCP — Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatog...
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Fatty Liver Grade 1, 2, 3: What Does Your Ultrasound Report Actually Mean?
The ultrasound report sits on the table. It says "Grade 2 hepatic steatosis" or "moderately echogenic liver" or simply "fatty liver — Grade 2". The do...
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Anal Fissure vs Piles: Key Differences and the Right Treatment for Each
These two conditions are routinely confused — by patients, by general practitioners prescribing the same haemorrhoid cream for both, and occasionally...
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Colonoscopy vs Sigmoidoscopy: Which Bowel Examination Is Right for You?
Lower GI investigations cause more confusion than almost any other area of gastroenterology — patients are told they need a "scope from below" and are...
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Upper GI Endoscopy in Pune: What to Expect, How to Prepare and What It Costs
Upper GI endoscopy — also called gastroscopy, OGD (oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy), or simply "scope" — is one of the most frequently recommended and m...
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Colonoscopy in Pune: How to Prepare, What Happens on the Day and When You Need One
Colonoscopy is one of the most powerful investigations available in gastroenterology — simultaneously the most effective cancer screening tool, the mo...
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Alcohol and Pancreatitis in India: How Much Damages the Pancreas and How to Break the Cycle
Alcohol-related pancreatitis is both preventable and, in its early stages, reversible — two facts that make it one of the more frustrating conditions...
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