As most surgical procedures can be performed using either an open or a laparoscopic technique with similar efficacy and quantitative clinical outcomes, improvement of quality of life has become a new ...

August 29, 2012 — Early elective surgery for sigmoid volvulus should be encouraged because it is associated with lower morbidity and mortality, as well as a lower incidence of recurrence, than ...

January 11, 2012 — The long-term risks for recurrent acute diverticulitis are limited after colectomy, but medically treated patients fare almost as well, researchers report in an article published ...

Q I am considering having sigmoid surgery. Five years ago, I had pancreatic cancer. I have also had multiple episodes of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients hospitalized for acute severe ulcerative colitis who show endoscopic improvement after undergoing a ...

The sigmoid colon is the last section of the bowel — the part that attaches to the rectum. It pushes feces along the bowel tract. It’s about a foot and a half long (around 40 centimeters) and is ...

A Team lead by Dr. Pradeep Shriyan, Consultant General and Laparoscopic Surgeon at SRV Hospital, Goregaon Mumbai performed Sigmoid Colectomy on 65-year-old Mr. Abdulla Shamsher, this is an operation ...