1 General Surgery Department, Somali Sudanese Specialized Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia. 2 Anatomic Pathologist at Aliil Diagnostics, Mogadishu, Somalia. 3 General ...

A transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS for short) is a procedure meant to help blood flow more easily through your liver. It’s usually done to treat complications caused by liver damage ...

Ankle replacement surgery involves removing damaged parts of the ankle joint and replacing them with an artificial joint. It is an option when noninvasive treatments, such as physical therapy, have ...

If you've ever had a lipoma, chances are it freaked you out at first—it's a lump! But experts agree not to worry too much, especially if you've gotten it examined by a doctor. No one knows what causes ...

Lipomas are the most common type of benign, soft tissue tumor. The growths generally develop between the skin and the muscle below, corresponding to where fat grows in the soft tissue. Though mostly ...

Diseases related to lipid metabolism disorders are reported in several orders of birds, especially in psittacines, and include obesity, atherosclerosis, hepatic lipidosis, egg yolk coelomitis, lipomas ...

If you ever notice a somewhat rubbery, raised lump under your dog’s skin, it may be a lipoma. Lipomas, also called adipose tumors, are benign clusters of fatty tissue that are usually safe to be left ...

1 Department of Pediatric and Neonatal Surgery, Meyer Children’s Hospital, Florence, Italy 2 Pathology Unit, Meyer Children’s Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy Perineal lipoma is an ...

I have a lipoma on my back, and since I’m worried about both the aesthetics and potential malignancy of the fatty tumor, I’ve decided to have it removed. After surviving two breast cancers, I now have ...

Cysts and lipomas and keloids, oh my! Dr. Sandra Lee, better known as Dr. Pimple Popper, has been changing people’s lives one procedure at a time on her TLC show of the same name. As we await the ...