A new update from the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) is calling for greater caution before surgery is ...

ORLANDO — Segmental and total abdominal colectomy followed by active surveillance appears to be a safe and effective management strategy for patients with IBD-related colonic neoplasia, according to a ...

Are there circumstances in which a subtotal colectomy might be recommended for a young patient with a single adenocarcinoma found on colonoscopy without previous family history or colitis? This is an ...

In choosing the appropriate surgical option for patients with colon cancer and Lynch syndrome, goals of treatment are to maximize life expectancy while preserving quality of life. This study ...

We present two cases of natural orifice specimen extraction (NOSE) after laparoscopic total colectomy and ileorectal anastomosis (TC-IRA), and we also review all of the previously reported cases. Our ...

For example, if a patient has ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease that is not well controlled with medication, or if a colonoscopy shows precancerous lesions, a doctor may recommend a total or ...

Molecular Testing for Selection of Patients With Lung Cancer for Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor and Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors: American Society of Clinical Oncology ...

Dear Doctors: My husband is 78 years old. A second colectomy left him with one-fourth of his colon, and he suffers from chronic diarrhea. I’ve read that he should avoid sugar and alcohol, which he won ...

"Due to the timing of diagnosis during this critical period of physical, intellectual, and psychosocial development, the higher rate of colectomy, and their longer lifespan without a colon, it is ...

Spike Cassidy, guitarist and co-founder of D.R.I., is recovering in hospital after complications, including infection, following his colectomy surgery earlier this year. A colectomy, for those not ...

Chronic constipation affects 8–12% of Americans. While most patients improve with conventional treatments, a small but ...