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Health EducationRadiation Therapy and Diarrhea 放射線治療與腹瀉
2024/4/23Diarrhea could occur in 3 ~ 4 weeks from the starting of radiation therapy and it will gradually disappear after the therapy.
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy 了解腹腔鏡膽囊切除手術
2024/4/3The incidence of cholelithiasis in Taiwan is increasing year by year due to changes in dietary habits. Although percutaneous transhepatic cholangial drainage (PTCD), lithodialysis and extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) are used for treatment, the recurrence rate is up to 61%, which are not in line with the principle of economic and effective treatment, and thus are not widely adopted.
Surgery for Liver Cancer 肝癌的手術治療
2024/4/3Liver cancer (i.e. malignant liver tumors) can be divided into primary liver cancer and metastatic liver cancer.
Intussusception 腸套疊
2024/3/21Intussusception is caused by abnormal intestinal tract movement or other causes like tumors in the intestinal canal and results a portion of the small intestine telescoped into an adjacent segment.
Painless Endoscopy 無痛內視鏡
2024/1/31The improvement of medical service quality allows the department to offer painless endoscopy examination under anesthesia.
Liver Biopsy 肝臟切片會危險嗎?我該注意什麼?
2024/1/30A liver biopsy is a procedure to remove a small piece of liver tissue by using a biopsy needle, and the pathologist can examine this tissue by using a microscope and check if there are any signs of damage or disease.
Pancreatic Cancer 胰臟癌
2024/1/30Pancreatic cancer is the eighth leading cause of cancer deaths in Taiwan, according to the statistics of the Ministry of Health and Welfare in 2017.
Paracentesis for Ascites 做腹腔穿刺術,我該注意什麼?
2024/1/30Indications of paracentesis : (1)to collect ascitic fluid to aid in differential diagnosis and decision making,(2) to do needle drainage to help decompress the pressure and relieve the discomfort
I want to have a gastroscopy, what should I pay attention to? 我要做胃鏡,我該注意什麼?
2024/1/30EGD ( also known as an upper endoscopy, upper GI endoscopy gastroscope, or panendoscopy ) is a procedure that enables your physician to inspect the lining of the upper part of your gastrointestinal tract, i.e., the esophagus, stomach, and the duodenum (first and second portion of the duodenum) using a thin flexible tube approximately 130cm in length.
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) 什麼是內視鏡逆行性膽胰管攝影術?
2024/1/30ERCP is performed by using a duodenoscope. The scope is inserted through esophagus to the stomach and into the second portion of duodenum. Once the papilla of Vater is identified, the bile ducts and pancreatic ducts are injected with contrast material through a small plastic catheter, and x-ray pictures are taken. When these x-ray pictures show stones or obstructions, they can often be treated during the same ERCP examination.