Is a chronic condition occurring in 20% of adults and is causing gastroesophageal acidity reflux due to the fact that the muscles of the diaphragm do no properly close the entry of the stomach and...

An abdominal hernia is a common problem caused by is a weakness of the abdominal wall, which is sometimes preexisting since birth. Abdominal fat or even bowels can protrude through this abdominal...

The gallbladder is located in the right upper abdomen and is a reservoir for bile, which is used to resolve fats in the bowels. In in some patients (when the bile contains too much cholesterol)...

Haemorrhoids are blood-vessel piles in the anus that can cause itching or sometimes bleeding, and in some cases (when the vessel is thrombosed) pain. . Causes . Aging, chronic constipation or...

Causes . Congenital, acquired, poor bowel habit or straining at micturition, neurological (cauda equine, spinal cord injury, spina bifida), female gender (especially so after hysterectomy),...

It is an infection of the anal gland which leads to a perianal abscess and next can lead to a anal fistula, which is a small tunnel from the anus to the perianal skin. In case of an anal abscess...

An anal fissure is a tear in the anal skin usually caused by a high anal muscle tonus and or hard stools and is causing sharp pain, especially during and after defecation. . Causes . Straining to...

A pilonidal sinus is an infection of the skin between the buttocks caused by an in-grow of a hear in the skin. . Causes . Obesity, sedentary lifestyle/ prolonged sitting (lorry driver), deep Natal...