Leaking sutures following abdominal surgery presents a potentially life-threatening complication that surgeons might not pick up immediately. Researchers have now developed a hydrogel patch that not ...

Today, many abdominal surgeries are performed with minimally invasive techniques. Nevertheless, important, life-saving operations in the abdomen still involve major surgery. Following these surgeries, ...

Your abdominal muscles keep your organs and intestines in place. The protrusion of abdominal organs through a weak spot in the abdominal wall is called a hernia. Ventral hernias involve the front part ...

Ovarian cancer often goes undetected for a long time. In seven out of 10 patients, the tumor has already formed secondary ...

Gallbladder adhesions happen when scar tissue develops around your gallbladder after surgery or an episode of inflammation. Gallbladder adhesions are bands of scar tissue that form on your gallbladder ...

Filmmaker Kiran Rao recently underwent appendix surgery and is recovering well. Her experience has renewed focus on ...

A 30-year-old man in China's Hunan Province narrowly survived a life-threatening ordeal after a 30-cm-long eel was found ...

You can get a hernia when one of your internal organs pushes through the wall of muscle or tissue. This often happens when there's a weak spot in the muscle or fascia. Most hernias appear in the area ...

A “bigger stomach” and bloating are commonly reported side effects of a hysterectomy, with many possible causes, including post-surgical inflammation, gas, and hormonal changes related to uterus ...