Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro may need to undergo surgery after being hospitalized with an intestinal blockage. Alongside a photo of himself giving a thumbs up in his hospital bed, Bolsonaro ...

An autopsy report said SBO is a common complication of bariatric surgery. Small bowel obstruction is when there is a blockage in the small intestine. Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of rock and ...

Lisa Marie Presley's cause of death was the result of a surgery that she had undergone years before, an autopsy report confirmed. The only child of Elvis Presley, she experienced what's known as a ...

Share on Bluesky. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window Surgery did not significantly increase the number of days alive ...

A 42-year-old woman presents to the emergency department (ED) with periodic stomach pain and vomiting. While the symptoms have been ongoing for months, she decided to come to the ED after she noticed ...

Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction (CIPO) and related gastrointestinal motility disorders constitute a group of rare but debilitating conditions that mimic mechanical obstruction despite the ...

Stercoral colitis is an inflammatory condition in which feces collect and cause pressure to build up within the colon. It can lead to complications such as rupture without treatment. Chronic ...

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 ...

You can vomit up fecal matter. It typically occurs due to an obstruction in the intestines, which requires emergency medical care. Share on Pinterest Getty Images/LaylaBird While it sounds unpleasant ...

IBS is a chronic gut disorder with discomfort and bowel changes, but no visible damage. IBS is categorized by bowel habits: constipation (IBS-C), diarrhea (IBS-D), mixed (IBS-M), and post-infectious.

Six months after Lisa Marie Presley's sudden death, an autopsy report has revealed that the late singer had a small bowel obstruction caused by a complication from bariatric surgery, a type of weight ...