Ouch! You may know that pain in your lower right abdomen is infamously linked to appendicitis, but what about pain in your lower left abdomen? While it could simply be a muscle strain, it’s ...

“Pain in the right upper abdomen may reflect gallbladder disease, perhaps from gallstones,” Raufman said. If you notice pain ...

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When a 60-year-old woman with severe abdominal pain shows positive Carnett’s and pinch signs, physicians suspect ACNES — but they are wrong.

Pelvic pain can affect males for many reasons. Examples include a urinary tract infection (UTI), a sexually transmitted infection (STI), urinary stones, and prostatitis. They can cause lower ...

An abdominal mass is an abnormal growth that occurs in the abdomen. An abdominal mass causes visible swelling and may change the shape of the abdomen. A person with an abdominal mass may notice ...

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Nuzhat Ali, MD, and Kyle Smith, MDSeries Editors: Sheryl Falkos, MD, and Rosa A. Vidal, MD In Figure 1 (KUB), a flat upright view of the abdomen showed moderate amount of stool in the descending ...

Background: Posterior abdominal wall deficiency (PAWD) is a tear in the external oblique aponeurosis or the conjoint tendon causing a posterior wall defect at the medial end of the inguinal canal. It ...