Introduction Each year, millions of people experience recurrent diverticulitis episodes. Elective sigmoid colon resection reduces the risk of recurrence, but The American Society of Colon and Rectal ...

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There are several types of surgery for diverticulitis. A doctor will take a person’s health, risk factors, and other symptoms into consideration when suggesting a procedure. Diverticulitis causes ...

Most patients hear of their cancer diagnosis, and would never think to delay treatment. However, what if other factors came into effect? And better yet, what if a few weeks made no difference in the ...

This dual-immunotherapy neoadjuvant treatment regimen is mainly intended for patients with resectable stage IIB to III colon ...

Increased stiffness of the colon, spurred by chronic inflammation, may encourage the development and progression of ...

A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association showed that although recruiting issues still exist, ...

Pope Francis is recovering after a planned surgical operation. Pope Francis is recovering after undergoing a planned surgical operation for diverticular stenosis, which is an intestinal procedure on ...

Anal, colon, and rectal cancer; laparoscopic surgery; sphincter preservation. Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital. 847-234-4310 Amy L. Halverson Colon and rectal cancer and surgery; fecal ...

Pope Francis is recovering following colon surgery. The Vatican says the 84-year-old pontiff's surgery was planned and uneventful. One day after the Vatican's surprise announcement that Pope Francis ...