Initial results of the CLASICC trial have recently been presented in the Lancet by Guillou and co-workers. This study aimed to compare the short-term outcomes of laparoscopic resection with those of ...

INTERNAL hernia related bowel obstruction may look deceptively mild at presentation, even when bowel strangulation is already ...

You and your doctor will think about several things in deciding whether you should have open resection or a laparoscopy. These include: The location and extent of the disease Your general health ...

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 ...

When parts of the small intestine are diseased or die, the treatment can involve surgically removing the affected tissue. Although lifesaving, the procedure — referred to as a radical small bowel ...

Fewer people with advanced colon cancer get bowel resection surgery. But that may still be too many, according to new research from the University of Texas. About 6 in 10 patients with stage IV colon ...

Doctors will typically diagnose short bowel syndrome early in life or from surgery required due to another health condition ...

When parts of the small intestine are diseased or die, the treatment can involve surgically removing the affected tissue. Although lifesaving, the procedure — referred to as a radical small bowel ...