Category Archives: Gastroenterology

Clinical trials aid PSC diagnosis and treatment

May 2nd, 2012 - 9:25 am

Jayant A. Talwalkar, M.D., a hepatologist with the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and the Mayo Clinic Transplant Center in Rochester, Minn., discusses diagnosis, complications, liver transplantation, and Mayo’s role in the development of new diagnostic tests and effective therapies for … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic offers newly approved treatment for GERD

April 17th, 2012 - 2:13 pm

C. Daniel Smith, M.D. , chair of the Department of Surgery at Mayo Clinic in Florida, discusses minimally invasive surgical options for patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).  A novel device, a ring of tiny magnetic titanium beads that acts to keep stomach acid … Continue reading →

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Use of a fully covered self-expandable metal stent for the treatment of benign esophageal diseases

July 15th, 2011 - 2:09 pm

Todd H. Baron, M.D. of the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Mayo Clinic discusses the use of fully covered stents in the treatment of benign disease of the esophagus for some patients. The covered stents also allow removeability. The study was published in … Continue reading →

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