There are several potential reasons for pain around the belly button. Read on to learn what they are and how to treat belly button pain.

A scab after surgery is a normal part of healing. It forms at the incision site to protect the skin underneath while it heals. Removing a scab can impede healing, so it's best to let it fall off on ...

“I'm sure we're going to find out one day that the brain is as worthless as the appendix.” —Scott McClanahan The poor maligned appendix. That worm-like accessory dangling from our intestines ...

The appendix is a small, tube-shaped organ that connects to the cecum, the beginning of the large intestine. Though its role is unknown, it can become infected, resulting in acute appendicitis, which, ...

India: A recent study comparing oblique and transverse incisions for open inguinal hernia repair revealed notable differences in patient outcomes. The oblique incision group experienced a shorter ...

That brief tug was transformed into a surgical billing code: Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code 10120, “incision and removal of a foreign body ... as they address a problem deep in the body.

A healthcare provider usually inflates the colon with air until the cecum is expanded. The healthcare provider puts surgical tools through small cuts (incisions) in the skin and into the cecum. He or ...

Removing the appendix is the quickest way to treat appendicitis. Gee continues, “We make a really small incision in the belly button, put a camera in through the belly button, two other really ...