A protruding abdomen with sickle cell disease isn’t always a sign of a serious problem for patients, writes columnist.

The Minister for Health Jo Etienne Abela, inaugurated four new ultrasound systems at Mater Dei Hospital in the Medical Imaging Department, through which advanced treatment will be provided to patients ...

We think that activating specific nerves in the abdomen that regulate inflammation or metabolism may help address the root causes of related diseases, rather than just treating the symptoms. When ...

Kevin then had an urgent abdominal ultrasound and the results were actually ... He had normal platelets and coagulation testing, and the ultrasound showed a normal spleen. The team also confirmed that ...

1 Department of Ultrasound, The Second People’s Hospital of Shenzhen (The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University), Shenzhen, Guangdong, China 2 Department of Pathology, The Second People’s ...

The splenic flexure is a part of your colon, or your large intestine, where it bends near your spleen, an organ that mainly filters your blood. It's also the place where many blood vessels come ...

Early in a physician’s career, while acclimating to the hushed intensity of hospital corridors and coming to grips with relentless days and nights that bleed into each other, a moment emerges that ...

These cases are devastating for families and veterinary teams alike, and they highlight just how stealthy and dangerous splenic tumors can be. The spleen is a highly vascular organ nestled in the ...

Spleen pain may feel like discomfort in the upper left side of the abdomen. It can occur for a range of reasons, including inflammation or injury. The treatment will depend on the underlying cause.

We all studied anatomy in veterinary school and are able to perform amazing surgeries! The good news is that we all know where those organs are during surgery - just visualize that same image while ...