A colectomy is a type of surgery that removes part or all of the colon. The colon is part of the large intestine that connects the small intestine to the rectum. The colon is removed either in ...

Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MDMedically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD The descending colon is around 4 to 6 inches, ...

A new study shows that robotic surgery provides several important advantages over the laparoscopic approach to colorectal ...

As a part of a long-term prospective follow up study 58 consecutive patients with Crohn's disease of the small bowel, submitted to resection of ... ileum into the colon, a retrograde follow ...

Northwestern Medicine surgeons performed a novel procedure in June, curing a 42-year-old patient with Stage 4 colon cancer by ...

RFS is worse among individuals with synchronous colorectal liver metastases who receive a liver-first approach.

ESD is a proven, safe treatment for high-risk colorectal neoplasia in IBD patients, offering high success rates and minimal ...

Ventricular resection is a type of open-heart surgery to reshape and resize the heart. The surgery may help to improve survival in people with heart failure. Ventricular resection is a surgical ...

A ventricular resection is a type of surgery that removes scar tissue or a tumor from a heart chamber to restore function. Often, a reconstruction or repair procedure follows this. The heart has ...

The Lake Zurich native underwent multiple procedures including a colon resection, chemotherapy and ultimately a liver transplant to remove the diseased organ — her brother served as her living ...

By assessing both wall thickening at the level of the ileo-colonic anastomosis and its ... CD lesions in patients submitted to ileal resection. The proposed model predicts the absence of ...