MP was a 20-year-old, C4 ventilator-dependent tetraplegic hospitalized for acute rehabilitation after a diving accident. Past medical history was unremarkable. MP's hospital course was complicated by ...

Meckel’s diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract, though it rarely presents with perforation in adulthood. Clinical presentation may often mimic more benign ...

In a recent study published in the Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, researchers described two cases of acute pain in the abdomen of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Study: ...

Hepatitis viruses have a strong tropism for hepatocytes; viral antigen also has been detected in pancreas and gallbladder. Acute pancreatitis is common in Fulminant hepatic failure but rarely reported ...

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 ...

What is the cause of this patient's severe, painful ascites? Painful, severe ascites can be due to peritoneal diseases such as malignancy or tuberculosis. In such cases, however, the peritoneal fluid ...

Unenhanced CT was about 30% less accurate than contrast-enhanced CT for the evaluation of acute abdominal pain in the emergency department (ED), a retrospective study showed. Of 201 adult patients, ...

A 27-year-old male patient presents to the emergency department with severe abdominal pain that has persisted for 3 days. He says he is otherwise in good health. He has had no change in bowel habits ...

UK regulator issues fresh warning that GLP-1 weight loss jabs may rarely cause severe acute pancreatitis and urges fast ...

Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Key Takeaways Lower abdominal pain is not a disease but a symptom of various conditions.Gas and indigestion are common causes of lower abdominal pain.Severe ...

Epiploic appendagitis is an uncommon, self-limiting inflammatory condition of the fat‐filled serosal outpouchings along the colon. Typically presenting with localised, sharp abdominal pain, it often ...