Alvarez' syndrome is a medical disorder in which the abdomen becomes
bloated
Abdominal bloating (or simply bloating) is a short-term disease that affects the gastrointestinal tract. Bloating is generally characterized by an excess buildup of gas, air or fluids in the stomach. A person may have feelings of tightness, pressu ...
without any obvious reason, such as
intestinal gas. It may be caused when the muscles of the superior abdominal wall contract and push the contents of the abdomen inferiorly and anteriorly. It may be a
psychogenic disorder. It was discovered by and named for
Walter C. Alvarez
Walter Clement Alvarez (July 22, 1884June 18, 1978) was an American medical doctor of Spanish descent. He authored several dozen books on medicine, and wrote introductions and forewords for many others.
Biography
He was born in San Francisco and ...
in the late 1940s.
References
Digestive diseases
Syndromes
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