Researchers sequenced the knotty sea spider’s genome for the first time, revealing a missing gene that many other animals ...

Presenting as severe abdominal pain, it would under normal circumstances be an obvious case of appendicitis – but doctors had inspected the area where that organ sits, and found nothing.

For patients with complicated intra-abdominal infection, the adjudicated clinical cure rate was 76.4% for the aztreonam-avibactam group and 74% for the meropenem group.

AbbVie said on Friday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its drug for complicated intra-abdominal infections, including those caused by drug-resistant bacteria.

To the Editor: I read with great interest Case 46291 in the July 21 issue of the Journal, particularly the discussion of the association of intra-abdominal tumors with migratory phlebitis by Dr. L ...

Excess abdominal fat is associated with widespread chronic pain, particularly in women, finds the first study of its kind, published in the open access journal Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine.

Embryologically, most intra-abdominal organs (liver, pancreas, spleen, and intestine) are either developed in or on the mesentery. As a result, these organs are connected to the mesentery in adults.

Couple's organ transplant story becomes book, with movie expected soon An East Tennessee couple whose kidney-match video was widely shared in 2017 has published a book and sold their movie rights.

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Scientists say they're growing "organoids" in space to better understand cancer, neurological diseases and aging, and to hopefully uncover treatments.

It can also wrap itself around the heart. Some levels of visceral fat are necessary to protect our organs. Visceral fat is found deep within your abdominal walls, surrounding your organs.

In her latest book, Vital Organs, she takes a fascinating anatomical journey through history via some of the world’s most famous body parts, from Napoleon’s penis to Marie Antoinette’s teeth ...