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Medi Clinic
http://www.mediclinic.co.za/Pages/default.aspx
emedicine
http://emedicine.medscape.com/
wikipedia
http://www.wikipedia.org/
Mayo clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/
National institute of health
http://www.nih.gov
Surgical Gastroenterology
- Endoscopy
- CCD_camera
- Fibre Optic
- Anemia -
- Colonoscopy -
- Upper gastrointestinal bleeding
- Hematemesis
- Dyspepsia
- Barrett's esophagus
- Dysphagia
- Odynophagia
- Peptic ulcer
- duodenal ulcer
- Barium swallow
- Barium meal
- Coeliac disease
- Epinephrine
- Polyp
- Cautery
- Foreign body
- Esophageal varices
- Balloon
- Pancreatic pseudocyst
- lower esophageal sphincter
- Stenosis
- Achalasia
- Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
- Fluoroscopy
- Endoscopic ultrasound
- Ultrasound
Colonoscopy
- Endoscopy
- Colon
- small bowel
- Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal bleeding
- Malignancy
- Colorectal cancer -
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Hematocrit
- Anemia
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
- stool
- Fecal occult blood
- Hemorrhoid
- Diverticulosis
- Crohn's disease
- Ulcerative colitis
- Hiromi Shinya
- Polypectomy
Surgical Oncology
- Cancer
- Neoplasm
- Colon
- Rectum
- Vermiform appendix
- Anal cancer
- Anus
- Colorectal polyp
- Adenoma
- Benign tumour
- TNM staging system
- Developed country
Gastric Cancer
Adrenal Tumours
- Neoplasm
- Adrenal gland
- Endocrine system
- Hormone
- Neuroblastoma
- Adrenocortical carcinoma
- Pheochromocytoma
- Adrenocortical adenoma
- metastasize
Liver Tumours
Pancreatic Tumours
- malignantneoplasm
- pancreas
- adenocarcinoma
- exocrine
- islet cells
- neuroendocrine tumour
- abdominal pain
- jaundice
- bile duct
- Whipple procedure
- jejunum
- gemcitabine
- radiation therapy
- duodenum
Breast Cancer
- breast neoplasm
- Milk Ducts
- Lobules
- Mammary ductal carcinoma
- Lobular carcinomas
- Human
- Mammal
- Surgery
- Drug
- Hormonal therapy
- Chemotherapy
- Radiation
- immunotherapy
- chemotherapy regimens
- estrogen
- progesterone
- neoplasm
- tumour
- thyroid
- benign tumour
- thyroid adenoma
- malignant neoplasm
- thyroid cancer
- papillary
- follicular
- medullary
- anaplastic thyroid cancer
- thyroid nodule
- thyroid-stimulating hormone
- hormone
- endocrinologist
- Iodine-131
- bone metastasis
Skin Cancer
Abdominal Tumours
- human abdomen
- hepatomegaly
- spleen
- splenomegaly
- kidney
- pancreatic mass
- retroperitoneal mass
- peritoneum
- abdominal aortic aneurysm
- tumours
- abdominal carcinomatosis
- omental metastasis
- watchful waiting
- surgery
Tumours of the Lymph Nodes
- immune system
- lymphatic vessels
- B
- T
- white blood cells
- lymphocytes
- macrophages
- Pharyngitis
- cancer staging
- prognosis
Anal Cancer
- anus
- distal
- gastrointestinal tract
- colorectal cancer
- etiology
- squamous cell carcinoma
- metastasis
- inguinal lymph nodes
- anal sphincter
- incontinence
- colostomies
- chemotherapy
- radiation treatments
- chemotherapy
- cisplatin
- 5-FU
- Mitomycin
Oesophageal Cancer
- malignancy
- oesophagus
- squamous
- adenocarcinoma
- dysphagia
- swallowing
- surgically
- curative
- palliative care
- radiotherapy
Other
Minimal Access Surgery
- minimally invasive
- keyhole
- abdomen
- incisions
- laparotomy
- Laparoscopic
- gallstones
- abdominal cavity
- laparoscopic surgery
- minimally invasive
- navel
- surgical procedure
- gastroesophageal reflux disease
- hiatus hernia
- gastric fundus
- esophagus
- lower esophageal sphincter
- esophageal hiatus
- vermiform appendix
- emergency procedure
- appendicitis
- laparoscopically
- scars
- umbilicus
- diagnosis
Liver Resection
- neoplasms
- hepatocellular adenoma
- hemangioma
- focal nodular hyperplasia
- metastases
- hepatocellular carcinoma
- parasitic
Gastric Pacemaker Placement
- enteric nervous system
- laproscopic surgery
- Bariatric surgery
- lower esophageal sphincter
- achalasia
- sphincter
- minimally invasive
- laparoscopic
- vascular
- pathological
- swollen
- inflamed
- connective tissue
- rectal bleeding
- NSAID
- sitz baths
- Rubber band ligation
- dentate line
- Sclerotherapy
- sclerosing
- phenol
- cautery
- electrocautery
- cryosurgery
- urinary retention
Surgery in Renal Failure
Haemodialysis Catheter Placement and AV Fistula
- creatinine
- urea
- blood
- kidneys
- renal failure
- renal replacement therapies
- renal transplant
- peritoneal dialysis
- outpatient
- inpatient
- hospital
- arteriovenous fistula
- Central Venous Catheter
- vena cava
- internal jugular vein
- femoral vein
- stenosis
- scarring
- acute renal failure
- end-stage renal failure
AV Fistula