Abdominal pain is considered chronic if it lasts for more than three months. The pain may be constant or it can come and go over the three-month period or longer. There are many health conditions, ...

Possible causes of an abdominal lump include hernias, lipomas, hematomas, undescended testicles, and tumors. These can appear as an area of swelling or a bulge that protrudes from the abdominal ...

What is aortic stenosis in children? Aortic stenosis means that your child has a heart valve that is too narrow or is blocked. The aortic valve is 1 of 4 heart valves that keep blood flowing through ...

Mild stomach cramps typically resolve on their own. However, you should contact a healthcare provider for severe and persistent abdominal (stomach) cramps (lasting more than a day) or cramps that ...

Abdominal pain might seem harmless at first, however, if it persists, it might indicate something serious. While common conditions such as acidity, indigestion and gas can cause abdominal pain, it can ...

Background: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is one of the most dangerous types of vascular diseases worldwide ... to a diameter ≥3.0 cm (outer wall to outer wall), as measured by imaging techniques ...

Methods: The clinical and ultrasound features of fibrous pseudotumor of the tunica vaginalis diagnosed ... no calcification, and potential metastasis to abdominal and groin lymph nodes (21). This ...

Fourth, the calculated rates of aneurysm and dissection in family members (9-fold increase) are much higher than in prior studies, 10 more than 3 times higher in fact. Some of this discrepancy may be ...

Figure 1. The natural history of aortic stenosis, emphasizing a long presymptomatic period and the dismal outcome once symptoms begin. AV indicates average. Adapted from Ross and Braunwald. 11 In the ...