Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Out of 89 patients with bowel obstruction after ingesting water beads, 84% had to undergo abdominal surgery.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . On July 13, the LA County medical examiner’s office reported that Lisa Marie Presley, singer-songwriter and ...

Peter Kvapil, MD, Fellow in Gastroenterology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas Richard Goodgame, MD, Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine ...

Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is a condition that affects the duodenum — the section of the small intestine that joins the stomach. The syndrome is caused by the compressing of the ...

Most colorectal polyps are benign. However, large polyps can cause constipation and other symptoms and are more likely to be cancerous. Colorectal polyps are small growths that form on the lining of ...

Lisa Marie Presley’s death in January at the age of 54 was officially caused by complications resulting from a small bowel obstruction, according to the latest report from the L.A. County Coroner. Per ...

Lisa Marie Presley died due to a small bowel obstruction, according to the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner's office. "Cause A" on the report was listed as a "sequale of small bowel obstruction.