New sprayable gel promises safer endoscopic surgeries

New sprayable gel promises safer endoscopic surgeries

More than 20 million Americans undergo colonoscopy screenings every year, and in many of those cases, doctors end up removing polyps that are 2 cm or larger and require additional care. This procedure has greatly reduced the overall incidence of colon cancer, but not without complications, as patients may experience gastrointestinal bleeding both during and …

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US Doctors Find Fully Intact House Fly Inside 63-Year-Old Man’s Intestines

US Doctors Find Fully Intact House Fly Inside 63-Year-Old Man’s Intestines

The doctors prodded the fly and confirmed it was dead Doctors in the United States were left baffled after discovering a fully intact house fly inside a man’s intestines during a colonoscopy. The finding, published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, was made when a 63-year-old man went in for a routine colon screening in …

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