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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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