A 57-year-old woman with long-term cirrhosis and ulcerative colitis presented to an emergency department with a hugely distended and painful abdomen. Twenty years earlier she had declined to have a ...

Angiodysplasia of the colon refers to swollen blood vessels in the colon that may weaken and rupture, resulting in bleeding and lesions. Angiodysplasia may lead to various complications. However, it ...

Why has this 70-year-old woman with gallstones had abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting for the past 3 days? That is the diagnostic dilemma faced by Francesco Pata, MD, PhD, of Università della ...

Abdominal distension can result from conditions like digestive disorders, SIBO, or food intolerances. You can treat abdominal distension with dietary and lifestyle changes, depending on the underlying ...