As cancer progresses, some patients develop 'mal ascites' in which body fluid accumulates in the abdominal cavity. Excessive ...

Abdominal bloating rarely indicates ovarian cancer, but it is essential to watch out for the concerning symptoms.

The problem is that once the skin is closed, a surgeon may be blind to whether or not a leak is occurring inside the abdominal cavity. Anastomotic leaks cause highly acidic gastric fluids to spill ...

According to a Go Fund Me set up for him, the 59-year-old Nelson said, “Five swords scissored out in my abdominal cavity. It also appears that I pierced the lobe of my liver.” They also ...

Paracentesis is a medical procedure that doctors perform to drain fluid from a person’s abdominal cavity. It is sometimes called an abdominal tap. Doctors refer to this buildup of fluid as ...

"Three Urologic surgeons carefully reduced the eviscerated bowel back into the abdominal cavity. They inspected the full length of the small bowel and noted no evidence of injury. The suture line ...

As the disease progresses, patients often develop a fever while the inflammation spreads from the appendix to the lining of the abdominal cavity, known as the peritoneum. When the inflammation ...

Although adhesions can occur anywhere, the most common locations are within the abdominal cavity, the pelvis, and the heart. Abdominal adhesions: Abdominal adhesions are a common complication of ...

The gel can be applied as a spray or a wash to the inside of the abdominal cavity immediately after surgery. Over a period of two weeks, the gel releases a small molecule, T-5224, that blocks the ...

A technique that delivers high doses of heated chemotherapy directly to the abdominal cavity is a promising treatment for certain patients with Stage IV cancer. Hyperthermic intraperitoneal ...

The omentum is a sheet of fatty tissue that lies in front of the intestines and other organs inside the abdominal cavity. It is often pushed through any defects in the front abdominal wall since ...

Up to 90% of abdominal surgeries result in adhesions -- abnormal scarring that ties together organs and tissues. A gel has now been shown to prevented adhesions in mice and pigs. Surgical ...