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Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease occurs in 10-20% of adults. Reflux occurs due to incompetence of the lower oesophageal sphincter, which results in loss of sphincter tone and recurrent transient releases not related to swallowing but…

Liver cirrhosis is a disorder of the liver. The disease manifests itself in a slow and progressive deterioration of this organ, which, due to chronic lesions, stops functioning properly

Breast cancer is a neoplasm. It consists of cells that grow in an uncontrolled manner. Diseased cells can form in all types of breast tissue, but predominantly tumours form in the glandular cells, i.e. in the lobules, or in those that make…

When we experience pain, we do not always worry immediately, unless this pain is localised in the left arm

What is paroxysmal positional vertigo (PPV)? Vertigo is one of the symptoms that most often prompts patients to seek medical attention or go to the emergency room, a symptom in the presence of which the sufferer has the impression that…

Let's talk about inguinal hernia: the term hernia indicates the protrusion of a viscera, or part of it, from the natural cavity that normally contains it

Although the word tends to make you think so, dysmorphia is not a phobia, but an anxiety disorder as it has to do with the emotion of fear

Pancreatic cancer is by its very nature difficult to diagnose particularly in the early stages of the disease

Deep vein thrombosis occurs when a blood clot (thrombus) forms in one or more of the deep veins in the body, usually in the legs

The haemorrhoidal pathology is widespread in the population, unfortunately it is often underestimated by the patient due to an unjustified sense of shame or embarrassment