Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that may affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract. Signs and symptoms often include abdominal pain, diarrhea, fever, and weight loss, and possible bowel obstruction. Other complications may occur outside the gastrointestinal tract and include anemia, skin rashes, arthritis, and tiredness. Crohn's disease is caused by a combination of environmental, immune and bacterial factors in genetically susceptible individuals. It results in a chronic inflammatory disorder, in which the body's immune system attacks the gastrointestinal tract possibly directed at microbial antigens.
Brenda Karper loves life and her granddaughters. She has a lot to fight for, so she's undergoing multiple surgeries and treatments for small bowel cancer. Doctors first discovered she had cancer when operating on Brenda for Crohn's disease. A positive attitude and sense of humor have helped her face this disease, yet...
Mr. Matthew Deeter underwent a major liver resection and resection of part of small intestine and colon for a carcinoid tumor. It started in small bowel and metastasize to the liver. He has done remarkably well since the surgery done in 2012. http://hpbsurgery.net