Medically reviewed by Jordana Haber Hazan, MD The abdominal aorta is a large artery in your belly that carries blood from the heart to the lower part of the body. In early fetal development, it ...

The IVC starts in the lower back and runs under the abdominal cavity along the right side of the spinal column and enters the right atrium of the heart.

Genetic factors may explain why some people don't lose weight even when following nutritious diets, although health improvements can still be seen regardless of weight changes.

Leaking sutures following abdominal surgery presents a potentially life-threatening complication that surgeons might not pick up immediately. Researchers have now developed a hydrogel patch that ...

Retroperitoneal fibrosis is when abnormal tissue grows in or around your abdomen. Learn about the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for this condition today.

A CT scan of the abdomen can show the organs, blood vessels, and bones in your abdominal cavity. The multiple images provided by the scan can give your doctor many different views of your body.

Pain in the lower right abdomen near the hip bone can be caused by many conditions, ranging from indigestion to potential emergencies, such as appendicitis.

If you've had stomach pain recently, you might have wondered how to check if you have appendicitis at home.

Inguinal hernia occurs when tissue pushes through a weak spot in the abdominal muscles near the groin. Learn causes, symptoms, and treatment options.

This adhesion of the yolk-sac to the leg had apparently taken place after the full development of the limb; and the yolk-sac, in the course of its withdrawal into the cavity of the abdomen, had ...

According to Newsweek, citing a recent paper in the American Journal of Medical Case Reports, a 63-year-old man, who recently underwent abdominal surgery, sneezed his gut out at a diner table.

World-renowned swallower Scott Nelson was hospitalized after swords sliced his abdominal cavity, and a lobe of his liver was pierced, according to his GoFundMe.