Doctors palpate the abdomen to check certain organs and feel for atypical masses or tenderness. Palpating the abdomen is often part of an abdominal physical examination. A doctor may perform a ...

Radiologists are beginning to use AI-based computer vision models to help speed up the laborious process of parsing medical scans. However, these models require large amounts of carefully labeled ...

Your abdominal muscles surround your trunk between the rib cage and pelvis and keep your abdominal organs safe. Your core abdominal muscles also support your trunk and allow movements while keeping ...

A pioneering professor of surgery whose groundbreaking research led to the reclassification of an organ has published new evidence detailing the fundamental order of the abdomen. He has detailed the ...

Pain in the lower left abdomen may result from gas, but it can also be a sign of a more serious condition, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or a hernia. Treatment for lower left abdominal pain ...

Stomach transplant surgery isn’t done often and it’s typically not a stand-alone surgery. A stomach transplant is usually performed as part of multiorgan transplant surgery. Read on to learn more ...

If you're about to throw up or get acid reflux, you may feel a burning sensation when acid from your stomach escpes into the ...

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

Abdominal compartment syndrome happens when bleeding or swelling in your abdomen creates dangerously high pressure. This pressure can lead to multiple organ failure. Abdominal compartment syndrome is ...