Opioids can be highly effective at relieving moderate to severe pain, whether it comes from surgery, an injury or conditions ...

To discuss the growing challenge of surgery in the rapidly enlarging geriatric population, the American College of Surgeons together with The American Geriatrics Society sponsored a half-day session ...

Smaller incisions, greater precision and faster recovery are helping ease the burden of complex procedures.

Doctors may offer people with stomach cancer the opportunity to have surgery. This can help to remove the cancer or prevent complications and reduce the side effects of the disease. If the cancer has ...

A recent case report highlights a rare case of a child who developed a deep abdominal infection two years after an appendix removal. The delayed complication was triggered by a leftover silk ...

Surgical adhesions—common, sometimes life-threatening complications that arise after open or laparoscopic abdominal surgery—can be prevented in mice and pigs by a gel impregnated with a molecule that ...

Learn when to seek medical help for abdominal pain, focusing on severity, duration, and accompanying symptoms for urgent ...