The condition refers to inflammation of the pancreas, with symptoms including moderate to severe abdominal pain that worsens when you cough, lie flat, move or eat; as well as indigestion and appetite ...

Diagnostic ultrasound is an excellent modality for many conditions that present with abdominal pain. It has the advantage of being both portable and radiation-free. Although actual scanning time may ...

Abdominal pain is not always simple indigestion. It can signal serious issues like appendicitis or kidney stones. Recognizing ...

A number of diagnoses were still considered possibilities as the patient underwent laparotomy. A 9-year-old boy presented to the emergency department (ED) complaining of right upper-quadrant (RUQ) ...

A new study led by a University of Iowa researcher showed that acute and chronic constipation together accounted for nearly half of all cases of acute abdominal pain in children treated at one ...

Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery John Holcomb, M.D., FACS, published “Damage control laparotomy in trauma: a pilot randomized controlled trial,” in the Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Open ...

Everyone experiences a stomachache every so often, whether that’s because you ate something that didn’t agree with you or maybe you’re constipated. These aches and pains tend to go away on their own ...

A woman on clozapine develops severe gastrointestinal hypomotility that progresses to toxic megacolon and multiorgan failure, ...

Epiploic appendagitis is a condition that can cause severe stomach and abdominal pain. It’s relatively rare and has only recently become more easily noticed in the medical world. Because it’s not well ...

Acute appendicitis is the sudden and severe inflammation of the appendix. It can cause pain in the abdomen, and this pain may occur quickly and worsen within hours. The appendix is a narrow tube that ...