This report compared the benefits of 2 types of surgical palliation for patients with malignant colorectal cancer: insertion of a stent (n = 30) or a palliative surgical procedure (n =14). Patients ...

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Lisa Marie Presley died of a small bowel obstruction that formed after she underwent bariatric weight loss surgery, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner reported. The cause of death comes six ...

We instinctively shield our abdomen when we are physically threatened, and we may feel vulnerable when someone puts his or her hand on our bare abdomen. Therefore, with an abdominal examination the ...

Midabdominal pain is pain that occurs in the middle of the torso. Many conditions can cause it, including Crohn’s disease, celiac disease, gastroenteritis, and small bowel obstruction. Abdominal pains ...

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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 ...