Abdominal pain occurs due to multiple causes. Pain due to obstruction in the small intestine appears around or above the umbilicus or belly button. Type of abdominal pain may vary from mild to severe.

The microbiome refers to all the microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, archaea) that live within and on the body. Research has found differences between the gut microbiota of individuals with certain ...

Integrating music therapy with anesthesia recovery care enhances recovery in colorectal cancer patients, reducing ...

In the first study to consider the impact of gender on patient outcomes in major gastrointestinal surgeries, researchers at UC San Diego Health System have found that women are more likely to survive ...

December 1, 2009 — The Diabetes Surgery Summit (DSS) Consensus Conference reviewed pertinent research and made clinical recommendations regarding gastric surgery as a treatment of type 2 diabetes ...

Matthew Perry is on the mend after recently undergoing gastrointestinal surgery. The “Friends” star’s rep told E! News he “recently underwent surgery in a Los Angeles hospital to repair a ...

Here are five things to know: 1. This prospective multi-center cohort study included consecutive patients undergoing elective or emergency gastrointestinal resection within two-week time periods at ...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (UPI) --Laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery is one of the more popular treatments for significantly obese people, but a new study is showing there may be negative side effects from ...

University of Alabama at Birmingham Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery Selwyn M. Vickers, M.D., FACS, Endowed Chair Daniel Chu, M.D., MSPH, FACS, FASCRS, has been selected as associate division ...