Hernias are a common medical problem. In the United States more than one million hernia surgeries are performed each year. A ...

Fiance personality Loren Brovarnik hinted at undergoing another surgical procedure with a photo containing a cryptic caption.

A laparoscopy a year later revealed widespread endometriosis and multiple adhesions throughout her abdominal region. “My ovaries were stuck to the back of my pelvis, on to the abdominal wall, and my ...

Bindi Irwin has spoken candidly of her decade-long battle with endometriosis in a rare wide-ranging interview. For more than ...

Medically reviewed by Alicen Nelson MD, MPH The navel, also known as the belly button or umbilicus, is a small, round, or ...

Nebraska Innovation Studio kicked off the first cohort of the Robotics Fellowship. The fellows are developing projects from ...

In this clinical comment, clinical nurse specialist Paul Beland reflects on his experiences as a living kidney donor.

For 6 years, a college cross-country skier experiened pain that kept her from school and skiing. Finally, she was diagnosed ...

A story of resilience, sacrifice, and hope unfolded recently at Aster RV Hospital, where 12-year-old Shreemantha (name changed) battling the life-threatening complications of decompensated liver disea ...

Keeping your abdominal wound area clean and as dry as possible is important ... Bariatric follow-up care. Lim RB. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Jones D, ed. UpToDate. Waltham, MA: UpToDate.