A CUTE and massive gastrointestinal hemorrhage is a serious and often life-threatening event. The necessity for early establishment of the actual site of bleeding has been a challenge to internists, ...

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 ...

AMONG many surgeons and radiologists it is an axiom that the appearance of fluid levels in the intestine on a roentgenogram of the abdomen is pathognomonic of intestinal obstruction. Through the years ...

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 ...