When a patient aged 85 or older arrives at the emergency department with a perforated bowel or a strangulated hernia, ...

To discuss the growing challenge of surgery in the rapidly enlarging geriatric population, the American College of Surgeons together with The American Geriatrics Society sponsored a half-day session ...

Causes of abdominal pain can vary. They range from the common upset stomach caused by something you ate, gastroenteritis, or acid reflux to more emergent life-threatening causes such as a gallbladder ...

After significant weight loss, many people are left with excess loose skin around their abdominal area. An abdominoplasty—or “tummy tuck”—is a surgical operation that removes this excess skin and ...

Surgical adhesions—common, sometimes life-threatening complications that arise after open or laparoscopic abdominal surgery—can be prevented in mice and pigs by a gel impregnated with a molecule that ...

Pope Francis underwent a successful, three-hour operation on his abdomen, the Vatican said Wednesday, after renewed fears over the 86-year-old’s fragile health. There were no reported complications, ...

After surgery, Chhavi Mittal is finding her way back to fitness but expert says recovery may require a slower approach than ...

As the use of GLP-1 medications and cannabis becomes more common, anesthesiologists are facing new questions about how best to assess whether a patient's stomach is empty before surgery. Two studies ...