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   Gastrectomy

   Gastrectomies are performed to treat cancer and perforations of the stomach wall. ... These are now usually treated with antibiotics, as it was recognized that they are usually due to Helicobacter pylori.
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   Appendicectomy

   In the absence of surgical facilities, intravenous antibiotics are used to delay or avoid the onset of sepsis; it is now recognized that many cases will resolve when treated non-operatively. ... Resection (Thyroid cancer, Lymphoma)
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   Gastric lymphoma

   Diffuse large B-cell lymphomas of the stomach are primarily treated with chemotherapy with CHOP with or without rituximab being a usual first choice. ... Types of cancer
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   Gastric bypass surgery

   Sometimes leakage can be treated with antibiotics, and sometimes it will require immediate re-operation. ... There were accompanying decreases in the incidence of cardiovascular disease, infections, and cancer.
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   Colonoscopy

   A polyp is a growth of excess of tissue that can develop into cancer. ... Bleeding complications may be treated immediately during the procedure by cauterization via the instrument.
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   Colectomy

   Lymphadenectomy is usually performed through excision of the fatty tissue adjacent to these vessels (mesocolon), in operations for colon cancer. ... Disease being treated;
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   Surgical oncology

   However, this is a matter of semantics, as many surgeons who are thoroughly involved in treating cancer patients may consider themselves to be surgical oncologists.
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   Peptic ulcer

   In the ulcerative form of gastric cancer the borders are irregular. ... Younger patients with ulcer-like symptoms are often treated with antacids or H2 antagonists before EGD is undertaken.
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   Bariatric surgery

   This means 75 patients must be treated to avoid one death after 11 years (number needed to treat is 77). ... Death rates were lower in the gastric bypass patients for all diseases combined, as well as for diabetes, heart disease and cancer.
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    Osteoporosis

    Several drugs induce hypogonadism, for example aromatase inhibitors used in breast cancer, methotrexate and other anti-metabolite drugs, depot progesterone and gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists. ... A proper nutrition is a diet sufficient in calcium and vitamin D. Patients at risk for osteoporosis (e.g. steroid use) are generally treated with vitamin D and calcium supplements and often with bisphosphonates.

Explore the following pages on Powerset:

• Gastrectomy,
• Appendicectomy,
• Gastric lymphoma,
• Gastric bypass surgery,
• Colonoscopy,
• Colectomy,
• Surgical oncology,
• Peptic ulcer,
• Bariatric surgery,
• Osteoporosis