Pancreatitis Pancreatitis, an inflammation of the pancreas, causes abdominal pain and swelling, nausea, and rapid pulse. Hepatitis A Hepatitis A is an inflammation of the liver. Symptoms include fever, fatigue, yellowing of the skin, and more. Hepatitis B Hepatitis B is an inflammation of the liver that may cause fever, fatigue, dark urine, jaundice, and more.
An anastomosis is the connection of two luminal structures, such as an arterial anastomosis used in vascular bypass or a colonic anastomosis used to restore colonic continuity after the resection of colon cancer.
Anesthesia vs anaesthesia. Anesthesia is the total or partial loss of sensation, especially of pain, through the use of gas, injection or hypnosis before a medical procedure. Local anesthesia blocks pain while the patient is still conscious, general anesthesia blocks pain through the loss of consciousness. Anesthesia may also refer to the total or partial loss of sensation, especially pain, as a result of disease, or may be used metaphorically.