Genetics
Gene discovered as cause of fatal condition
Medical scientists have for the first time identified a gene responsible for a fatal abdominal condition that afflicts tens of thousands of people across the world.
Nov 3, 2011
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News tagged with abdomen
Oncology & Cancer
Combination therapy shows promise for rare, deadly cancer caused by asbestos
Pleural mesothelioma patients who undergo lung-sparing surgery in combination with photodynamic therapy (PDT) show superior overall survival than patient treated using the conventional therapy of extrapleural pneumonectomy ...
Jun 2, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Research suggests that lipofilling may be safe during conservation treatment for breast cancer
A new study has gone some way to answering the question about whether or not a technique called lipofilling is safe for women who are having their breasts reconstructed after surgery for breast cancer.
May 25, 2011
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Maintaining vaginal health as you age
With periods, pregnancies and pap smears in the rearview mirror, menopausal women may stop tending to health below their waist. Worse yet, they may accept that pain is their new companion during exercise, sex and everyday ...
Sep 23, 2021
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Health
Survey reveals low levels of awareness in men about prostate health and function
Awareness of prostate health is alarmingly low in men over 50, a new survey commissioned by the European Association of Urology (EAU) has revealed, despite the fact that at the age of 60 and over, 40 percent of men suffer ...
Sep 24, 2019
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Surgery
Conjoined twins separated at Houston hospital discharged
Twin girls born in 2016 conjoined at the chest and abdomen have been discharged from a Houston hospital more than three months after separation surgery.
Apr 26, 2018
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Surgery
Houston surgeons separate toddlers joined at chest, abdomen
Doctors in Houston have successfully separated twin toddlers who were born in 2016 conjoined at the chest and abdomen.
Feb 13, 2018
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Surgery
Fat grafting helps patients with scarring problems, reports
Millions of people with scars suffer from pain, discomfort, and inability to perform regular activities. Some may have to revert to addicting pain medicine to get rid of their ailments. Now, and with a new methodology, such ...
Sep 25, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Landmark study provides key to improved survival in peritoneal dialysis patients
Clinicians and scientists from Keele and Cardiff universities have published data from a landmark study that explains why survival in patients on peritoneal dialysis is low.
Sep 23, 2013
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Surgery
Giant 23-kilo tumor removed from woman's abdomen in Bulgaria
Bulgarian surgeons removed a giant tumour that weighed 23 kilogrammes (50.7 pounds) from a woman's abdomen on Monday, likening the curious case to something out of an old medical textbook.
Aug 19, 2013
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