In the PTR plus chemotherapy arm, resection of the primary tumor was performed within ... Patients were well balanced between the two arms, including tumor location (colon and rectosigmoid: 78 [93%] ...

A bowel resection is a surgery to remove any part of the bowel. This includes the small intestine, large intestine, or rectum. Doctors use it to treat diseases and blockages of the large intestine ...

15 Completeness of resection was determined for each patient based on the ... The majority of the tumors occurred either in the rectum (27%), the rectosigmoid (36%), or the right colon (26%), which ...

Resection is another name for any operation that removes tissue or part of an organ. Bowel resection, also called partial colectomy, removes a diseased or damaged part of the colon or rectum. Bowel ...

Back to Healio CHICAGO — Patients who underwent ileocecal resection for Crohn’s disease had a 33% lower risk for hospitalization, repeat surgery, systemic corticosteroid exposure and perianal ...

The efficacy of cholestyramine as treatment for diarrhea in patients with ileal resection was examined by inpatient and outpatient trials. Ten of 12 patients having less than 100 cm of distal ...

“With FDA’s clearance of the da Vinci SP system for transanal local resection, surgeons have a new option in colorectal surgery to positively impact patient outcomes,” said Intuitive ...