Dr. Galinos Barmparas shares expert insights on how frailty shapes operative risk and the subsequent clinical trajectory ...

For many women preparing for a scheduled cesarean section, the question of whether to add a permanent sterilization procedure ...

Jaipur: Surgeons at SMS Hospital Saturday said they had cured a rare condition in an 11-year-old boy, whose liver, ...

A new international study published in eClinicalMedicine has mapped global blood transfusion practices for life-threatening abdominal injuries, highlighting significant variation in care worldwide and ...

Reproductive rights groups erupted in outrage Monday after ProPublica revealed that a Georgia woman died from delayed medical care caused by the US state's restrictive abortion law. Science X Daily ...

Although trauma severity is the best predictor of surgical site infection following exploratory laparotomy for visceral perforation, high infection rates necessitate quality improvement targeting ...

xTrauma and Burns Unit, Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health, Durban, South Africa yDepartment of Surgical Sciences, Nelson R Mandela School of Clinical Medicine ...

Jay N. Yepuri, MD, MS, FACG, is a board-certified gastroenterologist and member of the Digestive Health Associates of Texas Board of Directors and Executive Committee. You can sometimes treat ...

Mortality after emergency abdominal surgery is more than three times higher in the least developed countries compared to the most developed. Yet among those who undergo surgery, injuries tend to be ...

An exploratory laparotomy is a surgery where the abdomen is opened to find and treat problems inside. This surgery can be done urgently for issues like trauma or electively for ongoing pain. You might ...