digestive diseases

Is fasting necessary before a gastroscopy?

Is fasting necessary before a gastroscopy?

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My mother often experiences abdominal pain and digestive disorders, and wants to undergo a gastroscopy for examination. Before the gastroscopy, does she need to fast, and what precautions should she take? (Hien, Tay Ninh)
Robotic surgery for choledochal cyst removal

Robotic surgery for choledochal cyst removal

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Ms. Thanh, 55, experienced upper abdominal pain above her navel; doctors discovered a large cyst causing her common bile duct to dilate six times its normal size, leading to robotic surgery for its removal.