Tobias Hauge (born 1984) House officer at Drammen Hospital. The author has completed the ICMJE form and reports no conflicts of interest. Egil Johnson (born 1955) Specialist in gastroenterological ...

Meckel’s diverticulum, a congenital gastrointestinal malformation, is seldom detected in the neonatal age group. Here, we present a neonate who presented to us with respiratory distress and acute ...

Ileal diverticula can be congenital or acquired and are rare even among the already rare entity of small bowel diverticula. What has never been reported, as far as we know, is false diverticula ...

A urachal cyst is a sac of tissue and fluid between the bladder and the belly button, which can sometimes cause discomfort or symptoms if it drains. An infected urachal cyst can pierce the bladder or ...

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Eating or drinking before surgery can cause serious complications like vomiting and aspiration, which is when you inhale food or drink into your lungs. Your healthcare provider will give you specific ...

aDivision of Gastroenterology, San Francisco General Hospital, and University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA ...