Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO) affects the movement of food, fluid, air, and waste through the intestines. It can be genetic or develop due to another health condition. CIPO is a rare ...

Lisa Marie Presley died of a small bowel obstruction that formed after she underwent bariatric weight loss surgery, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner reported. The cause of death comes six ...

IN A previous paper, † the management of colostomies secondary to battle wounds of the abdomen has been discussed. Although most of these patients have done remarkably well during their definitive ...

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was rushed to a hospital early Monday after feeling "abdominal discomfort" that doctors found was caused by an intestinal blockage, his office and medical team said.

DIOS, a common cause of abdominal pain in CF patients, is due to impaction of muco-feculent material in distal ileum and cecum. Conventional therapy with mucolytics, laxatives and retention enemas is ...