Category Archives: Gastroenterology

Liver Transplant + Bariatric Surgery = the New Marshall


Marshall Curtis was diagnosed in 2009 with end stage liver failure and cirrhosis secondary to Alpha1 Antitrypsin deficiency. Obesity and encephalopathy were additional challenges confronting the Mayo team. He was recommended for a new study program combining a transplant and … Continue reading

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Early Detection Key for Treatment of Barrett’s Esophagus


Benny Andújar has traveled a long way from his native Utuado, Puerto Rico, to tell an important story. “Cancer doesn’t always send a warning,” Andújar says about his experience with a precancerous condition called Barrett’s esophagus.  A routine endoscopy gave … Continue reading

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Life-saving surgery provides a second chance


Jorge Rivera raised his cell phone and took a self-portrait that showed an almost imperceptible scar on his neck. Rivera, an administrative manager at FirstBank in San Juan, Puerto Rico, underwent a new type of surgery at Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, … Continue reading

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Crohn’s diagnosis helps ‘The Big Street’ find road to recovery


The below article comes from our Sharing Mayo Clinic print publication: At 6 feet 4 inches tall and more than 200 pounds, Brandon Street could easily be described as “big.” In high school, his nickname was “The Big Street.” When … Continue reading

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Pancreatitis


Ms. Patricia Benjamin talks about her experience with pancreatitis and the care she received at Mayo Clinic. See also a video with Dr. Santhi Vege, Mayo Clinic. Mayo Clinic’s nationally recognized Pancreas Clinic treats patients with diseases of the pancreas. … Continue reading

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Back to Her “New Normal”


As a 14-year-old, Ann Strom understandably had knots in her stomach about starting her freshman year of high school. These knots, however, did not go away. Following several weeks of abdominal pain, Strom and her parents began to suspect that … Continue reading

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Crohn’s Disease and Pregnancy


When I walked into Dr. Sunanda Kane’s office at Mayo Clinic, I was crying. I had been diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease not long before, and I was devastated by the news. I know some people who have Crohn’s, and they … Continue reading

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Waiting… for a second chance at life


While I’m not a musician – or for that fact, musically inclined in any capacity – I now share something in common with Gregg Allman, the rock and roll legend: A second chance at life thanks to an organ donation. Continue reading

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Living with Sclerosing Mesenteritis


Living with Sclerosing Mesenteritis presents a multitude of symptoms that can be very troubling. But as we learn about the disease, we also learn that we have choices that we can make that will help us tremendously as we continue … Continue reading

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The disease that killed my mother was the same disease that was killing me


I am writing my story of celiac disease. I was diagnosed in March 2008, at the age of 73. I also want to tell my mother’s story. She passed away in 1945 at the age of 30; when I was … Continue reading

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