General educational articles for patients and families. A consultation is needed for advice about an individual situation.
Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy is away from the team to undergo appendicitis surgery and will be sidelined for Sunday night’s long-awaited rematch with the Philadelphia…
Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy was diagnosed with acute appendicitis after experiencing abdominal pain Wednesday morning and underwent surgery Wednesday afternoon. The Cowboys expect McCarthy to return…
Credit: U.S. Food and Drug Administration The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Bio-Thera Solutions’ bevacizumab (Avastin) biosimilar, bevacizumab-tnjn (Avzivi), for the treatment of…
Crohn’s disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that affects the lining of the gastrointestinal tract. Symptoms include abdominal pain, diarrhea, and weight loss. It…
Diarrhea and heartburn are two gastrointestinal symptoms. People with certain gastrointestinal disorders are more likely than others to experience both heartburn and diarrhea. One cause of…
The anal sphincter is a group of muscles at the end of the rectum. The rectum is located in the last few inches of the large…
Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy won’t let appendicitis keep him out of Sunday night’s big game against the Eagles. The Cowboys announced today that McCarthy is scheduled…
rectum It is the last part of the large intestine that ends at the anus. The average length of the human rectum ranges from 10 to…
FRISCO, Texas (AP) – Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy missed practice Wednesday to undergo appendix surgery and is expected to miss the team’s highly anticipated rematch…
Giant villous adenoma of the rectum with cuous prolapse: a case report Although colorectal polyps are often adenomas and are more common in the elderly, villous…
