Statin use is associated with a lower risk for postoperative adhesion-related complications (ARCs) after intra-abdominal surgery, a new observational study suggests. Investigators retrospectively ...

A small bowel obstruction (SBO) is no small deal. And a SBO is reportedly what led to the January 12 death of Lisa Marie Presley, the then 54-year-old daughter of Elvis and Priscilla Presley. That was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lisa Marie Presley's cause of death was the result of a surgery that she had undergone years before, an autopsy report confirmed.

Q. This past spring, I suddenly became sick with stomach pains that doubled me over. Then, I started vomiting. My wife took me to the hospital. The doctor thought I had a bowel obstruction and called ...

Q: I have had surgery for appendicitis and a hernia. Last week out of nowhere I developed abdominal pain and vomiting, and although the doctors told me my small bowel was blocked and I had to be ...

DEAR DOCTOR K: I had abdominal surgery last year. Soon after, I started experiencing severe pain and swelling in my abdomen. It turns out I have abdominal adhesions. I’d never heard of them. What are ...

New research suggests that the use of adhesion-reducing substances, known as adhesion barrier, is associated with slightly increased incidence of fever and ileus after myomectomy and hysterectomy, and ...

In a bowel obstruction (intestinal obstruction), a blockage prevents the contents of the intestines from passing normally through the digestive tract. The problem causing the blockage can be inside or ...

Lisa Marie Presley died from a small bowel obstruction linked to weight loss surgery she had years before, according to a California coroner. Presley, the only daughter of music legend Elvis Presley, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lisa Marie Presley died from complications of a small bowel obstruction from previous bariatric surgery (Getty Images). Presley, ...

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 ...