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A large population-based study finds that bone marrow oedema and symphyseal cleft signs are common incidental findings on ...

Lower right back pain can come from issues with muscles, discs, joints, or internal organs. Numbness, tingling, or weakness with lower right back pain is often a sign of nerve involvement. Using ice ...

Women often dismiss abdominal pain as acidity, indigestion, or “just a stomach issue.” But in some cases, sudden severe pain can signal a serious gynaecological emergency that requires immediate ...

Ovarian cancer is often called the “silent killer,” not because it shows no symptoms, but because the symptoms are easy to overlook. A swollen stomach after meals, discomfort in the lower back, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A “top-down” infliximab/immunomodulator therapy reduced long-term risk for abdominal surgery vs. a “step-up” ...

Brendan McGuire, MD, discusses hallmark clinical features of the rare disease, acute hepatic porphyria, diagnostic delays, unnecessary operations, and more. Dr Sherman: Hi everybody, I’m Dr Gregg ...

A study conducted at the Federal University of São Carlos concludes that visceral fat has a greater impact on the problem than total body weight. Stress urinary incontinence is characterized by ...

Three weeks after Sophia Bassan’s mastectomy, she felt a stabbing pain beneath her right armpit. In the following months, painful shocks radiated through her chest and back. Her body became so ...

Abdominal epilepsy (AE) is a type of focal autonomic epilepsy characterized by recurrent paroxysmal abdominal pain as the primary clinical manifestation. It is relatively more common in children and ...

Abdominoplasty constitutes a principal aesthetic procedure in plastic surgery, with relevance for postpartum women presenting with abdominal wall laxity. Nowadays, an increasing number of patients are ...