Perforated bowel Perforated bowel is a hole in the wall of the small intestine (small bowel perforation) or large intestine (large bowel perforation), which is

What is angina? Angina is also called angina pectoris, is a heart condition that causes chest pain, pressure or discomfort you feel when there is not

Splenic abscess Splenic abscess is a pus-filled pocket in your spleen. Splenic abscess can be life-threatening if not treated promptly. It's usually caused by bacteria,

Ascending cholangitis Ascending cholangitis also known as acute cholangitis, is a bacterial infection superimposed on an obstruction of the biliary tree most commonly from a gallstone,

Erythropoietic protoporphyria Erythropoietic protoporphyria also called EPP is a rare inherited disorder of the heme biosynthetic pathway resulting in the accumulation of protoporphyrins in red blood

What is a Myoma? A myoma also known as uterine fibroid or uterine leiomyoma is a noncancerous (benign) smooth muscle tumor that grows in the uterus (womb), within

What is end-stage renal disease? End-stage renal disease (ESRD) also called end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), Stage 5 chronic kidney disease or end-stage renal failure is

L-Carnitine L-Carnitine, is short for Levocarnitine or Carnitor or vitamin BT or beta-hydroxy-gamma-N-trimethylaminobutyric acid, is an enantiomer (a mirror image of three-dimensional shape) of carnitine

Hepatic encephalopathy Hepatic Encephalopathy also referred to as portosystemic encephalopathy, is a serious but treatable complex neuropsychiatric syndrome (if caught early and treated promptly) that

What is fibromatosis Fibromatosis refers to a group of benign (non-cancerous) conditions characterized by overgrowths of skin and fibrous connective tissue tumors called fibromas ((Tolan