Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD A perforated bowel, or intestinal perforation, occurs when a hole forms in the wall of the small intestine or colon (large intestine). This allows the bowel's ...

Perforation of the intestine, however, has not previously been recorded in this disorder. Pollak et al. 6 described 14 patients with acute abdominal symptoms; ...

LAKE FOREST — Rick Warren, the prominent Orange County pastor who founded Saddleback Church, is recovering after undergoing emergency surgery for a perforated intestine. In an email to his ...

O. M., a 29-year-old man, was examined on May 23, 1949, because of a painless enlargement of the right scrotum that had been present for 2 months. The testicle appeared to be twice the normal size ...

Spontaneous intestinal perforation (SIP) is increasingly common in the premature infant and is associated with significant morbidity. Indomethacin use has been implicated as a co-risk factor for ...

Las Palmas says Dutch goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen has successfully undergone emergency surgery after his intestine was perforated in a collision with another player in a Spanish league game.