Matthew Perry, 48, had a big health scare recently when he had to be rushed into a Los Angeles hospital to repair a gastrointestinal perforation and although he’s still recovering, the surgical ...

Matthew Perry is on the mend after undergoing surgery. “Matthew Perry recently underwent surgery in a Los Angeles hospital to repair a gastrointestinal perforation,” a rep for the actor said in a ...

Although disseminated arteritis frequently causes gastrointestinal symptoms, it seldom presents an acute abdominal emergency. 1 It is uncommon for involvement of the gastrointestinal tract to be ...

Having a gastrointestinal perforation—a hole somewhere along your gastrointestinal tract—probably isn't anyone's idea of a good time. Unfortunately, Matthew Perry had to endure that and spend three ...

Background: Some people who suffer an upper gastrointestinal bleed or perforation die. The mortality rate was estimated at 12% in studies published before 1997, but a systematic survey of more recent ...

The descending colon is a section of the large intestine that passes downward. Its functions include storing food remains before they pass through the rest of the colon and rectum for elimination. The ...