During surgery, there was small amount of serous fluid with signs of enteric contamination. The small bowel was thoroughly inspected from ... A stapled side-to-side, functional end-to-end anastomosis ...

Shannin Desroches fought for a diagnosis after being dismissed. Now she tells PEOPLE that she's been given a 5% chance of ...

A gene called high mobility group A1 (HMGA1) may be the key that opens the door to the development of colon cancer, according ...

Why are healthy young people getting Stage 4 colon cancer? Jackson Layton and wife Hannah raise the alarm. From Toriano ...

A new staging system that integrates tumor deposits with lymph node counts provides superior survival stratification and ...

The main treatment for early stage colon cancer is usually surgery. If the cancer is only present in a polyp, people may just require a polypectomy to remove the cancerous polyp. Surgery to remove ...

The intestinal epithelium is a highly dynamic barrier that regulates digestion, absorption, immune responses, and communication between the gut microbiota and the nervous system.

Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013;7(3):215-223. In a small pediatric case series, a manometry study of the neorecto-anal function revealed similar maximum neorectal tolerated threshold volume ...

If you've had any type of colon surgery (in which part or all of the large intestine is removed), chances are you've been told you need to follow a special diet as you recover over the next few weeks.

A new international study published in the journal Gastroenterology has shown that the approach first developed in University ...

Surgery can also affect your stress level and your medication routines. These changes can lead to a different bathroom pattern. Usually, these changes resolve as you recover. For many people, bowel ...