This is an emergency, Conner said. About 50% of people who have an aortic dissection die at home. Of the other 50% who make ...

So, if symptoms or pain occur, you should talk to your doctor about treatment options. For example, painful hernias will typically need surgical repair. Below, learn about common hernia symptoms and ...

A BRAVE cancer victim had nine organs removed after she was struck down by a rare form of the disease. Kirsty Speers, 34, ...

It was an internal hernia, a tear in his diaphragm. “About a week and a ... For AJ, there have already been X-rays and CT Scans. He still has two hernias to deal with and several cracked vertebrae.

Computed tomography (CT) scans are now considered the gold standard ... organs move into the chest cavity through a defect in the diaphragm, often due to trauma or congenital issues.

The 3D CT data set can be evaluated by various post ... the dorsoposterior side of the atrioventricular groove and the diaphragm. In 90% of the population, the posterior descending artery (or ...

Blunt traumatic diaphragmatic hernia occurs because of a sudden rise in intrabdominal pressure that causes a tear in the diaphragm, leading to the migration ... proceed to ischaemia and strangulation.

He noted that his doctor was worried and then ordered a series of tests, including PET and CT scans, before diagnosing the aggressive ... cancer had spread to lymph nodes on both sides of his ...

A "cosmic CT scan" performed by scientists using two very different cosmic surveys has revealed the cosmos is less clumpy and ...