To corroborate these findings, we now expanded the analysis to our cohort of 77 patients with CRC who underwent a bowel resection with anastomosis (table 1): 13 were diagnosed with poor anastomotic ...

or ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA)—may be used. This is when the end of the small bowel is attached to the rectum or the anus. An ileostomy might be temporary. After it is reversed, stool leaves ...

Background Several randomised clinical trials (RCTs) performing faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) for the management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), particularly for ulcerative colitis, ...

Irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, is among the most common gastrointestinal conditions today. It affects some 10% to 15% of people in the U.S., per the American College of Gastroenterology.

2013 Expert Reviews Ltd. 1 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program ... Surgical complications include pouch leakage, pelvic sepsis and anastomotic strictures. The most significant inflammatory pouch ...

What is stenosis after gastric bypass surgery? After gastric bypass surgery for weight loss, the new connection between the stomach pouch and the small intestine may narrow. This is called an ...

A major nerve in your GI tract (called the vagus) signals muscles to push food from your stomach to the small intestine. If diabetes damages this nerve, the food you eat slows down or stops on its ...

Bowel habits vary from person to person. However, sudden changes can indicate an underlying health condition, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). For some ...

Intestinal villi (singular: villus)are tiny, finger-like projections that line the interior (lumen) of the small intestine. The primary function of villi is to absorb nutrients from food and transfer ...

Colorectal cancer can seem a lot like some common gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, including hemorrhoids, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), an infection, or inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), such ...