DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’ve been experiencing sharp pain under my rib cage and my reading tells me it could be gallstones. What exactly are gallstones? What causes them? How do you treat them?

Lower left abdominal pain is characterized by pain below the belly button on the left side of the abdomen. This type of pain can be caused by various factors, including gastrointestinal issues ...

starting from the chest's middle line to the left side of the ribcage and down to the level of the navel (belly button). Pain in this body region can be mild or severe, depending on the underlying ...

Rafael Nadal suffered through a variety of injuries during his brilliant career, but he always battled back, pushed his ...

The output of TotalSegmentator, a binary mask, was first converted to a point cloud. The rib cage positioning was then normalized across all scans, ensuring that the most posterior points, commonly ...

Several conditions or injuries can cause left arm pain, ranging from mild to severe. While it is often associated with a heart attack–where it may signal a serious cardiac event—left arm pain can also ...

The suffix ‘-costal’ indicates the muscles are involved with motion of the ribs, where ‘inter-’ states the location of the muscles is between each rib. There are two sets of intercostal muscles within ...

Fatty liver disease often presents without noticeable symptoms but can be detected through subtle signs at home. While these signs can help you keep an eye on potential fatty liver disease, they ...

many conditions that are not specific to your left-hand side (like ovarian cyst ruptures) can be felt on that half of your body. Pain in your left side does not mean you have any of the following ...

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Now, Bellinger is dealing with a left rib fracture, one that landed him on the injured list on Tuesday. Bellinger sustained the injury in a light collision with left fielder Gavin Lux a couple of ...

The fusing might be severe enough to affect the rib cage, making it difficult to breathe deeply ... These effects lead to ...