 | Cavernous hepatic hemangiomas are the most common primary liver tumors ranging from 0.4-20%. These tumors are typically asymptomatic and incidentally discovered at imaging, surgery, or autopsy. They may be solitary or multiple in upto 50% patients. They are typically smaller than 4-5cm , and if... |
Authors: Shweta Bhatt, MD and Vikram S Dogra, MD
University of Rochester , Rochester, NY |
 | Meckel diverticulum (also referred to as Meckel's Diverticulum) is the most common congenital abnormality of the small intestine an is caused by an incomplete obliteration of the vitelline duct , also known as the omphalomesenteric duct. It is named after Johann Friedrich Meckel, a German... |
Authors: Shweta Bhatt, MD and Vikram S Dogra, MD
University of Rochester , Rochester, NY |
 | Carcinoid tumors are neuroendocrine malignant tumors which may develop anywhere in the body where neuroendocrine (hormone-producing) cells exist . 75% of carcinoids arise in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, particularly the small intestine. 25% of carcinoid tumors arise within the bronchopulmonary... |
Authors: Shweta Bhatt, MD and Vikram S Dogra, MD
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY |
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Biliary atresia (BA) is a rare condition of the newborns involving the hepatobiliary system in which there is fibrosis and obliteration of the biliary tract following an inflammatory process. It eventually leads to liver failure if not treated . It is the commonest cause of chronic cholestasis in... |
Authors: Shweta Bhatt, MD and Vikram S Dogra, MD
University of Rochester , Rochester, NY |
