A 47-year-old man with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and coronary artery disease was started on peritoneal dialysis (PD) 2 years prior after a renal allograft ...

Doctors palpate the abdomen to check certain organs and feel for atypical masses or tenderness. Palpating the abdomen is often part of an abdominal physical examination. A doctor may perform a ...

Enlarged liver in cats happens when the organ becomes swollen. The condition is often caused by a different underlying condition. Generally, the condition causes symptoms that include loss of appetite ...

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system, can manifest through various symptoms, including swollen lymph nodes, fatigue, chills, and unexplained weight loss. The cancer’s spread to ...

An abdominal mass is a growth or swelling in a part of your abdomen. An abdominal mass can have many causes that range from harmless to life-threatening. Some abdominal masses are found during routine ...

Endo belly is the severe bloating that endometriosis causes and can last for hours, days, or weeks. Make diet changes, use hormonal treatment, and treat any other gastrointestinal issues to manage ...

We instinctively shield our abdomen when we are physically threatened, and we may feel vulnerable when someone puts his or her hand on our bare abdomen. Therefore, with an abdominal examination the ...

The hairball "formed a cast of the entire stomach." A girl in the U.K., living with Rapunzel syndrome, had stomach surgery to remove a 19-inch long hairball. The mental health condition causes a ...

Deciding to undergo a hysterectomy wasn’t a simple choice for Melody Brown. Before going under the knife, she first weighed many factors. Her uterine fibroids were making life difficult. She faced ...