Be cautious when eating persimmons during the Mid-Autumn Festival, as they may cause complications. Although gastric bezoars are uncommon, they can cause vague symptoms and are typically discovered incidentally during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy or imaging studies...

When choosing nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), it is very important to understand their classifications and effects on the human body. Based on the type of COX enzyme they target, NSAIDs can be divided into...

Gastric polyps are proliferative growths found in the stomach, not the gallbladder. Gallbladder polyps, on the other hand, are growths located in the gallbladder. During ultrasound examinations, gallbladder polyps are detected in approximately 1.5% to 4.5% of cases, with the detection rate increasing to as high as 13.8% in surgically removed gallbladders...

The doctor has already scheduled my colonoscopy, but I am currently taking a new type of blood thinner. Should I stop taking the medication before the procedure? Blood thinners, commonly known as anticoagulants...

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of primary liver cancer and is typically associated with chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of HCC have led to increasingly diverse and personalized therapeutic options...

Osteoarthritis of the knee is very common among the elderly. Although traditional total knee replacement surgery is highly effective, it requires a larger incision and entails a slower recovery. In contrast, unicompartmental knee replacement, a minimally invasive treatment...

Recently, a 32-year-old man noticed blood in his stool and proactively underwent a colonoscopy. During the procedure, a large polyp was discovered in his colon and was successfully removed immediately...