Surgeons should be familiar with surgery of the cecum and appendix because the diseases of this region, especially appendicitis, are the most common indications for surgical exploration.

Recent studies reveal that the human appendix plays roles in gut microbiota restoration and immunity, contrary to its ...

cecum stock videos & royalty-free footage The human gastrointestinal tract (GI tract) is an organ system responsible for consuming and digesting foodstuffs, absorbing nutrients, and expelling waste.

Cabozantinib (Cabometyx) significantly improved progression-free survival (PFS) vs placebo in patients with extrapancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) of gastrointestinal (GI) origin after prior ...

Cabozantinib prolonged PFS compared to placebo for patients with extrapancreatic NETs starting in the GI tract in a subgroup analysis of the CABINET trial. Subgroup data from the phase 3 CABINET trial ...

However, the lesion soon became uncontrolled again and worsened. This phenomenon suggests that patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the lung that metastasizes to the appendix have a poorer ...

Background and Aim: Obstruction of the lumen of the appendix is the major cause of appendicitis. Tumors could obstruct this lumen and cause appendicitis in the elderly. The association between ...