More Posts About: Bay Area Gastroenterologist

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San Francisco Gastroenterology is now offering a Patient Portal that will provide our patients with easy access to our office and services. After filling out a brief registration form, patients will be able to utilize a number of convenient services through the Patient Portal, including: Confidential electronic communication with physician and staff [...]
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In the U.S., colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third leading cause of cancer death in women, following lung and breast cancer. Studies have shown that CRC incidence and mortality are slightly lower in women than in men. There is evidence that women have a relatively low risk of CRC until they enter menopause, likely due to the protective role that estrogens [...]
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Patients with hepatic iron overload who undergo orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) have a worse 1-year survival than those who undergo transplantation for other indications; the long-term outcome in this population is unknown. The purpose of this study is to report long-term follow-up after OLT in a cohort of patients with hepatic iron overload. [...]
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Diabetic gastroparesis is a common, underrecognized disorder affecting both type I and type II diabetics usually in the setting of other diabetic complications. The pathogenesis of diabetic gastroparesis is poorly understood, but autonomic neuropathy appears to play a major role. The symptoms of gastroparesis are nonspecific, and complications such [...]