Pyloroplasty is a surgery that widens your pylorus. When your pylorus is thick or narrowed, it’s difficult for food to pass through. Your pylorus is a valve between your stomach and small intestine.

LONDON (Reuters) - Former England football player Paul Gascoigne has undergone emergency surgery for a perforated stomach ulcer, media reported on Monday. Gascoigne's agent, Jane Morgan, said in a ...

U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., underwent emergency surgery on Friday for a perforated ulcer and is expected to be hospitalized for several days while she recovers. "The procedure was successful ...

If you're like a lot of people, you probably spend some time every day wondering what to eat. This question can be made more complex if you're dealing with a digestive health issue, such as stomach ...

Until Pope Pius XII fell ill in 1954, few people had ever heard of hiatal hernia and fewer knew what it was, although surprisingly many must have suffered from it. Nowadays the diagnosis is being made ...

Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) was hospitalized after undergoing an emergency surgery Friday for a perforated ulcer, according to an announcement from her office. Mackenzie Smith, a spokesperson for ...

Weight-loss experts explain why combining GLP-1 medications with bariatric surgery may be the most effective approach to ...

When an ulcer creates an actual perforation in the digestive tract, surgery is currently the only treatment. In the ...

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Barbara Bush, mother of President George W. Bush, underwent surgery late on Tuesday to treat a perforated ulcer, a family spokesman said on Wednesday. Bush, 83, underwent routine, ...

HOUSTON (AP) -- Former first lady Barbara Bush is expected to stay in a Houston hospital for the next week after laparoscopic surgery for a perforated ulcer. Her doctor today said the 83-year-old is ...