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  2. Intestine transplantation - Wikipedia

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    The improvement to quality of life following an intestinal transplantation is significant. Of living patients 6 months after transplant, 70% are considered to have regained full intestinal function, 15% are at partial function, and 15% have had their grafts removed. [9] [14] For those with full function, enteral nutritional autonomy is high. [7]

  3. Hernia - Wikipedia

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    After elective surgery, the 30-day mortality rate for inguinal or femoral hernia repair stands at 0.1 percent, but it increases to 2.8 to 3.1 percent after urgent surgery. [42] When a bowel resection is part of the hernia repair, the mortality rate is even higher. [43]

  4. Bariatric surgery - Wikipedia

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    In general, women are advised to avoid pregnancy for 12–24 months after bariatric surgery to reduce the possibility of intrauterine growth restriction or nutrient deficiency, since a person having bariatric surgery will likely undergo significant weight loss and changes in metabolism. Over many years, the rates of potential adverse maternal ...

  5. Living longer, not healthier: Study finds periods of poor ...

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    The "healthspan-lifespan gap" was largest in the U.S., as Americans live in poor health for an average of 12.4 years, compared to 10.9 years in 2000.

  6. How Long You Were Expected to Live the Year You Were Born

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    1940. Overall life expectancy: 62.9 Women: 65.2 Men: 60.8 The United States began the ’40s on an upswing, with life expectancy up sharply from 58.5 years in 1936, when the nation was still ...

  7. Gastric bypass surgery - Wikipedia

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    An internal hernia may result from surgery and re-arrangement of the bowel and is a cause of bowel obstruction. Antecolic antegastric Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery has been estimated to result in internal hernia in 0.2% of cases, mainly through Petersen's defect .

  8. Colorectal cancer - Wikipedia

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    The signs and symptoms of colorectal cancer depend on the location of the tumor in the bowel, and whether it has spread elsewhere in the body ().The classic warning signs include: worsening constipation, blood in the stool, decrease in stool caliber (thickness), loss of appetite, loss of weight, and nausea or vomiting in someone over 50 years old. [15]

  9. Rectal prolapse - Wikipedia

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    Women over 50 are six times more likely to develop rectal prolapse than men. It is rare in men over 45 and in women under 20. [ 21 ] When males are affected, they tend to be young and report significant bowel function symptoms, especially obstructed defecation , [ 5 ] or have a predisposing disorder (e.g., congenital anal atresia ). [ 10 ]