A woman who went to the emergency department with abdominal pain soon learned the source of her discomfort: Her spleen had shifted about a foot out of place, according to a new report of the case. But ...

Splenomegaly is one of the characteristic signs of an overactive spleen. It can cause platelets to pool inside of your spleen and cause thrombocytopenia. Thrombocytopenia is when you have a low ...

Common causes of pain on the left side of the body include infection and injury to muscles, nerves, or internal organs, such as the heart, spleen, left lung or kidney, pancreas, and more. It is best ...

Pain under your left rib cage isn't uncommon, but figuring out the culprit can take some trial and error. The left side under the ribs is home to several major organs ...

One Monday in May, Easton Pinnell, 7, started playing after lunch when dad, Casey Pinnell, saw the boy clutching his tummy. “His stomach was hurting right after he ate and was laying on the couch and ...