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Results 1 - 9 of 9 for Ptosis
  1. Mitral Valve Prolapse (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... blood from flowing backwards. What is mitral valve prolapse (MVP)? Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) happens when the flaps of the mitral ... Who is more likely to develop mitral valve prolapse (MVP)? Anyone can have MVP. Most people who ...
  2. Pelvic Floor Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    The pelvic floor is a group of muscles and other tissues that form a sling or hammock across the pelvis. In women, it holds the uterus, bladder, bowel, and ...
  3. Eyelid Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    Your eyelids help protect your eyes. When you blink, your eyelids spread moisture over your eyes. Blinking also helps move dirt or other particles off the ...
  4. Rectal Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    The rectum is the lower part of your large intestine where your body stores stool. Problems with rectum are common. They include hemorrhoids, abscesses, ...
  5. Heart Valve Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... leak backwards. A common cause of regurgitation is prolapse, where the flaps of the valve flop or bulge back. Prolapse most often affects the mitral valve. Stenosis happens ...
  6. Constipation (National Library of Medicine)  
    Constipation means that a person has three or fewer bowel movements in a week. The stool can be hard and dry. Sometimes it is painful to pass. At one time or another, ...
  7. Endocarditis (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... to the heart valves, such as mitral valve prolapse or calcium deposits in the aortic valve, create ...
  8. Hemorrhoids (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... in the toilet bowl after a bowel movement Prolapse, which is a hemorrhoid that has fallen through ...
  9. Hysterectomy (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... t been cured by medicine or surgery Uterine prolapse - when the uterus drops into the vagina Cancer ...