Laparoscopic resection: The surgeon makes two to four small cuts (incisions) on the belly. They insert a thin tube with a tiny camera into one incision. This is called a laparoscope.

Bowel resection requires general anesthesia. You may stay in the hospital for one to three days but most patients go home within one to two days. Sometimes the two parts of the colon or rectum cannot ...

Researchers included 13,617 patients with Crohn's disease who underwent terminal ileum resection (mean age, 39.5 years; 51.3% female) and an equal number of matched controls without resection.

Source: Agrawal M, et al. Abstract 13: Ileocecal resection for recently diagnosed ileocecal Crohn’s disease is associated with improved long-term outcomes compared to anti-tumor necrosis factor ...

In patients with colorectal liver metastases (CRLM), tailored procedures can significantly improve survival, so why are they not being referred for resection?

From June 2007 through March 2017, a total of 697 patients were assigned to undergo sublobar resection (340 patients) or lobar resection (357 patients). After a median follow-up of 7 years ...