A perforated bowel causes sudden and severe abdominal pain and requires immediate medical care. You will often need surgery ...

Adhesions from prior abdominal surgeries are the most common cause of SBO. Untreated SBO can lead to serious complications like bowel perforation or tissue death (strangulation). Symptoms of SBO ...

A research team at Tohoku University, in collaboration with Denka Company Limited and U-A Corporation, has developed a ...

Researchers looked at nearly 1 million colonoscopies performed in Sweden over a 16-year span, including inpatient and outpatient procedures. Rates of bleeding and perforation were found to be lower in ...

An 80-year-old man presented with progressive lower left-quadrant abdominal pain. Imaging studies identified a mass adjacent to the sigmoid colon, with features suggestive of an abscess, although no ...

I am a 67-year-old physically active man. I was taking turmeric three times a day for several weeks to reduce workout-related ...

A perforated duodenal ulcer can lead to severe complications, as it allows bacteria from the intestine to escape into and infect the lining of the abdomen. The infection can lead to sepsis, which can ...

A myomectomy patient suffered bowel perforation, severe sepsis and emergency surgery, resulting in an ileostomy and over ...