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 ...

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

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

A needle drainage procedure or surgery to remove infected portions of the colon may be necessary in some more serious cases. Symptoms of Crohn’s disease and diverticulitis can be very similar.

You will typically be discharged from the hospital anywhere from two days to several days after your colorectal surgery if it was done minimally invasively, depending on your postoperative course. If ...

In our recent publication in Gut,1 we showed that preoperative gut microbiota was causally linked to the development of anastomotic leak (AL) after colorectal cancer (CRC) surgery. AL results from ...

In FAP or ulcerative colitis, another procedure called a continent ostomy—ileorectal anastomosis (IRA ... Ileostomy or Colostomy Before ileostomy or colostomy surgery, you will meet with your ...

Introduction The prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) ranges from 25% in the general population to 90% in patients with obesity scheduled for bariatric surgery. NAFLD can progress ...

Dye chromoendoscopy with targeted biopsies is considered by Surveillance for Colorectal Endoscopic Neoplasia Detection ... Another limitation of the Rutgeerts score is when the anastomosis cannot be ...

Bowel obstructions with strictures may be temporary or permanent. People with Crohn’s disease who have had a previous abdominal surgery may be more prone to developing adhesions. Adhesions can ...